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(American Journal of Pathology. 1998;153:295-303.)
© 1998 American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Recurrent Chromosomal Imbalances Detected in Biopsy Material from Oral Premalignant and Malignant Lesions by Combined Tissue Microdissection, Universal DNA Amplification, and Comparative Genomic Hybridization

Ruthild G. Weber* , Martin Scheer* , I. Antonio Born§¶ , Stefan Joos* , J. M. J. Ludwig Cobbers|| , Christof Hofele , Guido Reifenberger|| , Joachim E. Zöller and Peter Lichter*

From the Abteilung Organisation komplexer Genome,* Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg; Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie and Pathologisches Institut,§ Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg; Institut für Dermatohistologie und Oralpathologie,¶ Heidelberg; Institut für Neuropathologie,^|| Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf; and Klinik und Poliklinik für zahnärztliche Chirurgie und für Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

Biopsies routinely performed for the histopathological diagnosis of oral epithelial lesions before treatment were screened for chromosomal imbalances by comparative genomic hybridization. Comparative genomic hybridization was performed on 12 oral premalignant lesions (OPLs; dysplasias and carcinomas in situ) and 14 oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). Eight biopsies displayed areas of different histopathological appearance, so that OPLs and OSCCs from the same patient were analyzed. To avoid contamination with nonneoplastic cells, defined cell populations were isolated by micromanipulation with a glass needle. Before comparative genomic hybridization analysis, universal DNA amplification was performed using the DOP-polymerase chain reaction protocol. In the 14 OSCCs examined, the average number of chromosomal imbalances was significantly higher than in the 12 OPLs (mean ± SEM: 11.9 ± 1.9 versus 3.2 ± 1.2; P = 0.003). The DNA copy number changes identified in more than one OPL were gains on 8q (3 of 12) and 16p (2 of 12), as well as losses on 3p (5 of 12); 5q (4 of 12); 13q (3 of 12); and 4q, 8p, and 9p (2 of 12 each). In more than 30% of OSCCs, gains of chromosomal material were identified on 20q (8 of 14); 8q, 11q, 22q (7 of 14 each); 3q, 15q, and 17p (6 of 14 each); and 14q, 17q, and 20p (5 of 14 each), and losses were identified on 3p and 4q (9 of 14 each), 5q (7 of 14), 13q (6 of 14), and 2q and 9p (5 of 14 each). These results were validated by positive and negative control comparative genomic hybridization experiments and microsatellite analysis for the detection of allelic loss. The vast majority of genomic alterations found in OPLs were again identified in OSCCs from the same biopsy, supporting the hypothesis that multiple lesions in the same patient are clonally related. In summary, we show that comprehensive information on the genomic alterations in oral epithelial lesions can be obtained from small biopsies. Such data may identify prognostic indicators that could eventually assist in designing therapeutic strategies.

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