IgH translocations in multiple myeloma: A nearly universal event that rarely involves c-myc

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Dysregulation of c-myc by translocation to the switch regions of the IgH locus occurs in most murine plasmacytomas. Translocations involving 14q32 have been reported in 20-40% of abnormal karyotypes from human multiple myeloma (MM), and involve a variety of loci. Using cytogenetics, FISH and a Southern blot assay, we analyzed 21 MM cell lines and one plasma cell leukemia and identified evidence of a 14q32 translocation in 20/22 samples. The partner loci involved are 11q13 in 6 (associated with cyclin D1 expression), 4p16 in 6 (associated with FGFR3 expression), unidentified in 3 and 1p13, 6, gq24, 12q24, 16q23, and 21q22 once each. We conclude that conventional karyotypes underestimate the frequency of 14q32 translocations in MM, where they appear to be a nearly universal event. The translocations most frequently involve IgH switch regions, and include two recurrent partner loci (11q13 and 4p16) and a promiscuous array of other partner loci. Although c-myc appears to be cis-dysregulated frequently in MM, it is only rarely translocated to the IgH locus.

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Bergsagel, P. L., Nardini, E., Brents, L., Chesi, M., & Kuehl, W. M. (1997). IgH translocations in multiple myeloma: A nearly universal event that rarely involves c-myc. In Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (Vol. 224, pp. 283–287). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60801-8_30

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