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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Frequent induction of chromosomal aberrations in in vivo skin fibroblasts after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: hints to chromosomal instability after irradiation |
| Creators Name: | Massenkeil, G., Zschieschang, P., Thiel, G., Hemmati, P.G., Budach, V., Doerken, B., Pross, J. and Arnold, R. |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Total body irradiation (TBI) has been part of standard conditioning regimens before allogeneic stem cell transplantation for many years. Its effect on normal tissue in these patients has not been studied extensively. METHOD: We studied the in vivo cytogenetic effects of TBI and high-dose chemotherapy on skin fibroblasts from 35 allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) patients. Biopsies were obtained prospectively (n = 18 patients) before, 3 and 12 months after allogeneic SCT and retrospectively (n = 17 patients) 23-65 months after SCT for G-banded chromosome analysis. RESULTS: Chromosomal aberrations were detected in 2/18 patients (11 %) before allogeneic SCT, in 12/13 patients (92 %) after 3 months, in all patients after 12 months and in all patients in the retrospective group after allogeneic SCT. The percentage of aberrant cells was significantly higher at all times after allogeneic SCT compared to baseline analysis. Reciprocal translocations were the most common aberrations, but all other types of stable, structural chromosomal aberrations were also observed. Clonal aberrations were observed, but only in three cases they were detected in independently cultured flasks. A tendency to non-random clustering throughout the genome was observed. The percentage of aberrant cells was not different between patients with and without secondary malignancies in this study group. CONCLUSION: High-dose chemotherapy and TBI leads to severe chromosomal damage in skin fibroblasts of patients after SCT. Our long-term data suggest that this damage increases with time, possibly due to in vivo radiation-induced chromosomal instability. |
| Keywords: | Chromosomal Aberrations, Skin Fibroblasts, Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Total Body Irradiation, Radiation-Induced Chromosomal Instability, Secondary Malignancies |
| Source: | Radiation Oncology |
| ISSN: | 1748-717X |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Page Range: | 266 |
| Date: | 30 December 2015 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-015-0576-4 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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