Project description:Co-amplification at chromosomes 8p11-8p12 and 11q12-11q14 occurs often in breast tumors, suggesting possible cooperation between genes in these regions in oncogenesis. We used high resolution array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) to map the minimal amplified regions. The 8p and 11q amplicons are complex and consist of at least four amplicon cores at each site. Candidate genes mapping to these regions were identified by combining copy number and RNA and protein expression analyses. Funcational analysis for transformation was further carried out with candidate genes to determine candidate oncogenes.
Project description:Co-amplification at chromosomes 8p11-8p12 and 11q12-11q14 occurs often in breast tumors, suggesting possible cooperation between genes in these regions in oncogenesis. We used high resolution array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) to map the minimal amplified regions. The 8p and 11q amplicons are complex and consist of at least four amplicon cores at each site. Candidate genes mapping to these regions were identified by combining copy number and RNA and protein expression analyses. Funcational analysis for transformation was further carried out with candidate genes to determine candidate oncogenes. Near tiling path coverage of 8p11q array CGH experiments with breast cell lines and ductal invasive and lymph node-negative breast tumors.
Project description:Using high-resolution, array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), we explored genomic alterations in 40 fresh-frozen ACC samples, the largest cohort to date, with the aims to: (1) identify recurrent CNAs in ACC; (2) identify novel candidate target genes; and (3) correlate recurrent CNAs with tumour grade and other clinical parameters to identify potential clinically useful biomarkers.
Project description:Using high-resolution, array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), we explored genomic alterations in 40 fresh-frozen ACC samples, the largest cohort to date, with the aims to: (1) identify recurrent CNAs in ACC; (2) identify novel candidate target genes; and (3) correlate recurrent CNAs with tumour grade and other clinical parameters to identify potential clinically useful biomarkers. High-resolution aCGH on fresh frozen tissue from 40 ACCs.
Project description:Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an aggressive form of BC poorly defined at the molecular level. We compared the molecular portraits of 63 IBC and 134 non-IBC (nIBC) clinical samples. Genomic imbalances of 49 IBCs and 124 nIBCs were determined using high-resolution array-comparative genomic hybridization, and mRNA expression profiles of 197 samples using whole-genome microarrays. Genomic profiles of IBCs were as heterogeneous as those of nIBCs, and globally relatively close. However, IBCs showed more frequent “complex” patterns and a higher percentage of genes with CNAs per sample. The number of altered regions was similar in both types, although some regions were altered more frequently and/or with higher amplitude in IBCs. Many genes were similarly altered in both types; however, more genes displayed recurrent amplifications in IBCs.
Project description:The identification of genomic alterations occurring in neoplastic lesions provides insight into both lesion occurrence and disease progression. In this study we used microarray comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) to investigate genetic changes in atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), as the presence of these lobular neoplastic lesions is an indicator of risk in the development of invasive breast cancer. DNA was extracted from microdissected archival breast tissue containing ALH or LCIS, lacking adjacent invasive carcinoma, and subjected to whole-genome tiling path microarray-CGH using the submegabase resolution tiling set (SMRTr)-array platform. Twelve ALH and 13 LCIS lesions were examined. Copy number alterations were identified using statistical criteria and validated with Real-Time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization. From statistical analysis, a greater number of alterations were observed in ALH compared to LCIS. Alterations common to ALH include gain at 2p11.2 and loss at 7p11.2-p11.1 and 22q11.1. Alterations common to LCIS include gain at 20q13.13 and loss at 19q13.2-q13.31. In both ALH and LCIS, we observed loss of 16q21-q23.1, an altered region previously identified in lobular neoplasia and invasive carcinoma. The validation of select alterations reinforces the genomic signature. This study represents the first whole-genome investigation of lobular neoplastic breast lesions using clinical archival specimens. The identified genomic signature includes copy number alterations not previously identified for lobular neoplasia. This genomic signature, common to ALH and LCIS, suggests a role for the acquisition of novel genomic alterations in the aberrant cellular proliferation that defines lobular neoplasia. Keywords: comparative genomic hybridization, high resolution analysis of atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) human archival breast lesions by whole genome tiling path array CGH
Project description:Intraperitoneal injection of crocidolite initiates malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MM) in mice. We performed high-resolution comparative genomic hybridization to identify characterstics in the genomic profiles of crocidolite-induced MM in the mice.
Project description:The aim of this work was to identify copy number variations (CNVs) by high-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) on 50 dogs with newly diagnosed DLBCL.
