Gene fusion detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded benign fibrous histiocytomas using fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA sequencing

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dc.contributor.authorWalther, Charles
dc.contributor.authorHofvander, Jakob
dc.contributor.authorNilsson, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorMagnusson, Linda
dc.contributor.authorDomanski, Henryk A.
dc.contributor.authorGisselsson, David
dc.contributor.authorTayebwa, Johnbosco
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Leona A.
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Christopher D. M.
dc.contributor.authorMertens, Fredrik
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-30T12:09:58Z
dc.date.available2022-11-30T12:09:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBenign fibrous histiocytomas (FH) can be subdivided into several morphological and clinical subgroups. Recently, gene fusions involving either one of two protein kinase C genes (PRKCB and PRKCD) or the ALK gene were described in FH. We here wanted to evaluate the frequency of PRKCB and PRKCD gene fusions in FH. Using interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization on sections from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumors, 36 cases could be analyzed. PRKCB or PRKCD rearrangements were seen in five tumors: 1/7 regular, 0/3 aneurysmal, 0/6 cellular, 2/7 epithelioid, 0/1 atypical, 2/10 deep, and 0/2 metastatic lesions. We also evaluated the status of the ALK gene in selected cases, finding rearrangements in 3/7 epithelioid and 0/1 atypical lesions. To assess the gene fusion status of FH further, deep sequencing of RNA (RNASeq) was performed on FFPE tissue from eight cases with unknown gene fusion status, as well as on two FH and six soft tissue sarcomas with known gene fusions; of the latter eight positive controls, the expected fusion transcript was found in all but one, while 2/8 FH with unknown genetic status showed fusion transcripts, including a novel KIRREL/PRKCA chimera. Thus, also a third member of the PRKC family is involved in FH tumorigenesis. We conclude that gene fusions involving PRKC genes occur in several morphological (regular, cellular, aneurysmal, epithelioid) and clinical (cutaneous, deep) subsets of FH, but they seem to account for only a minority of the cases. In epithelioid lesions, however, rearrangements of PRKC or ALK were seen, as mutually exclusive events, in the majority (5/7) of cases. Finally, the study also shows that RNA-Seq is a promising tool for identifying gene fusions in FFPE tissues.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalther, C., Hofvander, J., Nilsson, J., Magnusson, L., Domanski, H. A., Gisselsson, D., ... & Mertens, F. (2015). Gene fusion detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded benign fibrous histiocytomas using fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA sequencing. Laboratory investigation, 95(9), 1071-1076. doi:10.1038/labinvest.2015.83en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1038/labinvest.2015.83
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5552
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLaboratory investigationen_US
dc.subjectGene fusion detectionen_US
dc.subjectParaffin-embedded benign fibrous histiocytomasen_US
dc.subjectFluorescenceen_US
dc.subjectSitu hybridizationen_US
dc.subjectRNA sequencingen_US
dc.titleGene fusion detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded benign fibrous histiocytomas using fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA sequencingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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