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FC-13Molecular markers in canine T-cell lymphoma
Authors:E.Pavlidou  L.Mechelli  V. E.Valli  T.Furlanello   M.Caldin
Affiliation:College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA;School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA;IDEXX Veterinary Services, West Sacramento, California, USA
Abstract:A previous study described cutaneous lymphocytosis (CL) in 23 cats. The process resembles cutaneous pseudolymphoma in humans, a heterogeneous group of benign reactive proliferations of well-differentiated lymphocytes in the skin of humans. Morphological and immunophenotypic characteristics do not offer reliable criteria to accurately predict the clinical outcome of feline CL or pseudolymphoma in humans. Presence of clonal cell populations is more consistent with a neoplastic process. In a previous study, feline CL lesions (20 cats) were evaluated for clonality using PCR, and only two cats had monoclonal T-cell populations. Because false-negative results may occur, the purpose of this study was to repeat the PCR using a revised primer set based on analysis of additional feline T-cell receptor γ (TCRγ) sequences. DNA was isolated from 29 skin lesions and six internal organs of 20 cats. DNA integrity was assessed by glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase PCR. Polymerase chain reaction clonality was performed using the revised primer set specific for feline TCRγ, and duplicate samples were evaluated. The PCR products were assessed by heteroduplex analysis. Clonal rearrangement of TCRγ was detected in 14 cats (24 of 35 tissues: 21 of 29 skin lesions and three of six internal organs); eight of these cats are still alive and six were euthanized. Monoclonal populations were seen in three of five cats that had involvement of internal organs. These findings indicate that feline CL is best considered as a slowly progressive process which may be reactive, but often evolves into a low-grade indolent lymphoma.
Funding: George H. Muller Fund for Research in Dermatology.
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