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MODERN PATHOLOGY
卷 22, 期 3, 页码 416-425出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2008.199
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mantle cell lymphoma; somatic hypermutation; V-H gene usage
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Mantle cell lymphoma is a prime example of a well-defined entity based on morphology, phenotype, genetics and also clinical features. Although most patients have an adverse clinical course, some have a better survival than others. The most consistently reported adverse prognostic parameter is a high mitotic rate. Recently, it has been shown that hypermutation in the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene occurs in a subset of mantle cell lymphomas. It is, however, unclear whether the mutational status is stable over time within a given case, whether hypermutation might be influenced by therapy and how it is related to other relevant biological features of mantle cell lymphoma. In this study, we analyzed 23 typical mantle cell lymphoma cases with respect to mutational status and compared the results with clinicopathological and genetic data to determine whether the presence of mutation indicates a subentity with clinical or pathological relevance. We found somatic hypermutation in 26% of our cases and, interestingly, one case showed ongoing somatic hypermutation. In tumor cells of both mutated and unmutated cases, we found a preferential usage of V(H)3-21 (23%) and V(H)4-34 (19%). No significant correlations were found between mutation status and the other morphological and genetic features analyzed. In conclusion, our results provide additional evidence that mutation status in mantle cell lymphoma is better interpreted as a feature within the spectrum of disease that seems to have little clinical or pathological relevance.
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