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1: Am J Clin Pathol. 2005 Sep;124(3):421-9.Click here to read Links

FISH is superior to PCR in detecting t(14;18)(q32;q21)-IgH/bcl-2 in follicular lymphoma using paraffin-embedded tissue samples.

Einerson RR, Kurtin PJ, Dayharsh GA, Kimlinger TK, Remstein ED.

Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Detection of t(14;18)(q32;q21)-IgH/bcl-2, which is present in 70% to 95% of follicular lymphomas (FLs), might aid in diagnosing FL. The efficacy of routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques in detecting t(14;18) in paraffin-embedded tissue samples was compared on 5 normal tonsils and 28 FLs demonstrated to be t(14;18)+ by previous karyotyping. There was technical failure in 14 (50%) of the FLs by PCR, likely due to B-5 fixation, and 4 (14%) of FLs by FISH, likely due to advanced specimen age. In the remaining successful cases, 5 (36%) of 14 were positive by PCR and 24 (100%) of 24 were positive by FISH. All 5 normal tonsils were negative by both methods. FISH is superior to PCR for detecting t(14;18) from paraffin-embedded tissue samples because it is more sensitive and equally specific.

PMID: 16191511 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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