https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2003.28

Chromosome aberrations, valued as frequency of spontaneous micronuclei, in subjects with suspected presclerodermic Raynaud’s phenomenon

Vol. 55 No. 1 (2003)
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G. Porciello
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R. Scarpato
F. Storino
F. Cagetti
F. Bellisai
G. Morozzi
R. Marcolongo
L. Migliore
C. Ferri
M. Galeazzi
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of spontaneous chromosome damage in cultured peripheral lymphocytes of subjects with suspected presclerodermic Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), by means of molecular cytogenetic analysis. Methods: We studied 20 suspected presclerodermic RP, 20 idiopathic RP and 25 healthy subjects. As marker of chromosome alteration we used the micronucleus assay. All subjects were also classified as ANA-, ACA+ or Scl70+. To identify the mechanism of MN formation, a MN fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) analysis using a pancentromeric DNA probe was also performed. Results: Suspected presclerodermic RP subjects, showed significantly higher MN frequencies than idiopathic RP and controls (39±15.2 vs 10±2.1 and 9.8±3.5 respectively p<0.0001). Interestingly, subjects with idiopathic RP displayed MN frequency comparable to that of controls. Furthermore, ACA+ subjects showed the highest MN frequencies (44±8.1) as compared to subjects with different antibody pattern (26±7.1). Conclusions: Our results show the presence of higher levels of chromosomal damage in circulating lymphocytes of suspected presclerodermic RP. They also would suggest a key role of anti-centromere antibody in determining the observed cytogenetic anomalies. FISH analysis indicated that both aneuploidogenic and clastogenic events contribute to the formation of MN observed in suspected presclerodermic RP.

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Porciello, G., Scarpato, R., Storino, F., Cagetti, F., Bellisai, F., Morozzi, G., … Galeazzi, M. (2003). Chromosome aberrations, valued as frequency of spontaneous micronuclei, in subjects with suspected presclerodermic Raynaud’s phenomenon. Reumatismo, 55(1), 28–33. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2003.28

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