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Annals of Oncology 13:19-22, 2002
© 2002 European Society for Medical Oncology

Genetic instability in Hodgkin's lymphoma

D. Re1, T. Zander1, V. Diehl1 and J. Wolf1

1 Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Abstract

Genetic instability is a characteristic feature of the malignant Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg (HRS) cells in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma and the lymphocytic and histiocytic (L & H) cells in lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma. Genetic instability can be classified into four major categories: distinct DNA mutations (microsatellite instability); numerical aberrations (chromosomal instability); structural aberrations (translocation instability); and gains and losses of chromosomal regions. In Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), HRS cells and L & H cells show somatically mutated clonally rearranged immunoglobulin genes, thus characterizing these cells genetically as germinal center B cells. These cells furthermore show mutations of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in some cases (p53, I{kappa}B{alpha}, CD95/Fas). They do not, however, display microsatellite instability, as they have a proficient mismatch repair machinery. In contrast, HRS and L & H cells frequently harbor recurrent but not specific numerical and structural aberrations as detected by classical cytogenetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis. Results from molecular genetic studies using comparative genomic hybridization and allelotyping (LOH) indicate typical genetic patterns in HL with gains and losses of distinct chromosomal regions. In some instances, candidate genes possibly involved in the malignant transformation of HRS cells and L & H cells have been characterized (JAK2, c-REL, MDM2). In summary, using molecular genetics it might be possible in the near future to elucidate some of the complex genetic instabilities observed in HL.


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