Numerical chromosomal aberrations of chromosome 1 and 7 in dysplastic cervical smears

Cervical smears with Papanicolaou's staining (PAP) reveal only morphological characteristics of epithelial cells of the cervix uteri. Since chromosomal aberrations are known to play a role in malignant transition, we analyzed cervical smears for numerical changes of the chromosomes 1 and 7 with...

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Published in:Life sciences (1973) 2000-06, Vol.67 (6), p.671-678
Main Authors: Pieber, Doris, Bauer, Margit, Gücer, Fatih, Reich, Olaf, Pickel, Hellmut, Pürstner, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cell Nucleus - pathology
Cell Nucleus - ultrastructure
Cervical smear
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosomes 1 and 7
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 - ultrastructure
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 - ultrastructure
Dysplasia
Female
Fluorescence in-situ hybridization
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Trisomy - pathology
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - pathology
Vaginal Smears
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Summary:Cervical smears with Papanicolaou's staining (PAP) reveal only morphological characteristics of epithelial cells of the cervix uteri. Since chromosomal aberrations are known to play a role in malignant transition, we analyzed cervical smears for numerical changes of the chromosomes 1 and 7 with fluorescence in-situ hybridization to probe for a diagnostic value of these chromosomes in the characterization of cervical dysplasia. Cervical smears were collected from 21 patients with suspect histology of curettage or biopsy specimen, 14 of them having been subsequently graded as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III and 5 as CIN II. Nineteen normal cervical smears (PAP I-II) served as controls. Smears were hybridized with chromosomal enumeration probes for chromosome 1 and 7. Disomic cells (2 copies of chromosome 1 and 7) were decreased in the CIN II (63%) and CIN III group (57%) with respect to the control group (77%). Cells with 3 signals for chromosome 7 were significantly more frequent in the CIN III and the CIN II group than in the control group (6.7, 6.4 and 0.7%, respectively). Only the CIN III group (10%), but not CIN II (6%), showed a significant trisomy for chromosome 1 as compared with the controls (3.8%). A close correlation between the incidence of trisomy 1 or 7 and PAP grading was observed. PAP III-IIID smears with high trisomy 1 counts corresponded to CIN III histology, while all CIN II patients were PAP III-IIID with low incidence of trisomy 1. We conclude that trisomy of chromosome 7 is a feature of cervical dysplasia and seems to be an early event in dysplastic transition. In contrast, trisomy of chromosome 1 is observed only in high grade dysplasia and may be a marker for pre-malignant lesions.
ISSN:0024-3205
1879-0631
DOI:10.1016/S0024-3205(00)00663-9