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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2019

Gene amplification and tumor grading in parosteal osteosarcoma.

Paul Chih-Hsueh Chen, Chueh-Chuan Yen, Giun-Yi Hung, Chin-Chen Pan, Wei-Ming Chen

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul Chih-Hsueh ChenDepartment of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chueh-Chuan YenTherapeutical and Research Center of Musculoskeletal tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Giun-Yi HungTherapeutical and Research Center of Musculoskeletal tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chin-Chen PanDepartment of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Wei-Ming ChenTherapeutical and Research Center of Musculoskeletal tumor, Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParosteal osteosarcoma (POS) is a unique low grade osteosarcoma. Two separate oncogenes, MDM2 and CDK4, are specifically amplified in POS. Its clinical behavior is usually indolent. In some occasions, it may progress to high grade and become fatal. Malignant transformation with high grade differentiation is the most reliable indicator to predict its aggressiveness and metastatic potential. This study is to discover the relationship between gene amplification and grading.

methodsRetrospective analysis of MDM2/CDK4 expression/amplification using immunostaining, multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction (MQPCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were studied on 14 patients with recurrent POS.

resultsForty tumor specimens in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks from 14 patients of POS were included in this study. Twenty-seven tumors are low-grade, 13 are high-grade. All POS showed increased expression of both MDM2 and CDK4 proteins, but not those from conventional osteosarcoma. Except some tumors were non-informative (poor DNA quality), the rest of POS had a marked increase of MDM2 and CDK4 genes copies by MQPCR, and confirmed by MDM2 FISH. Moreover, the folds of amplification increase as tumors progress. And, the amplification folds in high-grade POS are consistently higher than those of conventional ones.

conclusionFISH and MQPCR are both useful assays for estimating oncogene amplification status in bone tumors. Amplification levels of MDM2 and CDK4 are related to tumor grading and progression. Molecular determination of gene amplification status can be a reliable alternative for predicting clinical behavior of POS at small biopsies.

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Gene AmplificationAdolescentAdultBone NeoplasmsChildCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4FemaleHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionNeoplasm GradingOsteosarcoma, JuxtacorticalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2Retrospective StudiesYoung AdultCDK4 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4MDM2 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2

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