Duplication of chromosome segment 12q15-24 is associated with atypical lipomatous tumors. A report of the CHAMP collaborative study group
- 4 September 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 67 (5) , 632-635
Abstract
Ordinary lipomas are cytogenetically characterized by a variety of balanced rearrangements involving chromosome segment 12q13‐15, and atypical lipomatous tumors (ALT) by supernumerary ring chromosomes or giant markers known to contain amplified 12q sequences. In a series of 228 cytogenetically analyzed and histopathologically reexamined ordinary lipomas and ALT, 10 tumors showed unbalanced chromosome‐12 aberrations. All 4 tumors with loss of segments from 12q were classified as ordinary lipomas, whereas 5 of the 6 tumors showing gain of 12q material were diagnosed as ALT. One or three extra copies of 12q15‐q24 were present in all 5 ATL. We conclude that duplication of 12q sequences may be a sufficient level of amplification for development of the microscopic appearance that characterizes ALT.Keywords
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