H3K27m3 overexpression as a new, BCL2 independent diagnostic tool in follicular and cutaneous follicle center lymphomas.

Autor: Brune MM; Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland., Vela V; Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland., Bratic Hench I; Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland., Dertinger S; Institute of Pathology, Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria., Borgmann V; Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany., Dirnhofer S; Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland., Tzankov A; Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland. alexandar.tzankov@usb.ch.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology [Virchows Arch] 2022 Sep; Vol. 481 (3), pp. 489-497. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 04.
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-022-03347-y
Abstrakt: Approximately 15% of follicular lymphomas (FL) lack overexpression of BCL2 and the underlying translocation t(14;18). These cases can be diagnostically challenging, especially regarding follicular hyperplasia (FH). In a subset of FL, mutations in genes encoding for epigenetic modifiers, such as the histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2), were found, which might be used diagnostically. These molecular alterations can lead to an increased tri-methylation of histone H3 at position lysine 27 (H3K27m3) that, in turn, can be visualized immunohistochemically. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of H3K27m3 in FL, primary cutaneous follicle center lymphomas (PCFCL), and pediatric-type FL (PTFL) in order to investigate its value in the differential diagnosis to FH and other B cell lymphomas and to correlate it to BCL2 expression and the presence of t(14;18). Additionally, the mutational profile of selected cases was considered to address H3K27m3's potential use as a surrogate parameter for mutations in genes encoding for epigenetic modifiers. Eighty-nine percent of FL and 100% of PCFCL cases overexpressed H3K27m3, independently of BCL2, EZH2, and the presence of mutations. In contrast, 95% of FH and 100% of PTFL cases lacked H3K27m3 overexpression. Other B cell lymphomas considered for differential diagnosis also showed overexpression of H3K27m3 in the majority of cases. In summary, overexpression of H3K27m3 can serve as a new, BCL2 independent marker in the differential diagnosis of FL and PCFCL, but not PTFL, to FH, while being not of help in the differential diagnosis of FL to other B cell lymphomas.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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