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  1. Faiz M, Rashid F
    Malays J Pathol, 2023 Aug;45(2):205-214.
    PMID: 37658530
    INTRODUCTION: Mutations in FLT3 are the most commonly reported genetic changes in AML patients. These mutations are normally identified in approximately one third of newly diagnosed patients and are reported to have prognostic significance.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: Peripheral blood samples was collected from 63 AML patients to study their morphological, cytogenetic and molecular features. PCR was used to determine the prevalence of FLT3 mutations; internal tandem duplication (ITD) and tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) in AML patients.

    RESULTS: Among 63 AML patients, 42 were males and 21 were females with male to female ratio 2:1 with median age of 32 years. AML-M2 was the predominant French-American-British (FAB) subtype (42%) followed by M4 (27%), M3 (8%), M1 (8%), M0 (8%) and M5 (7%) respectively. Cytogenetic analysis of 60 patients showed 58% as cytogenetically normal (CN) whereas 42% had aberrant karyotype.The most frequent aberrations were trisomy8, t(8;21), t(15;17) (8.3%) each, inversion16 (5%), and different deletions (12%) respectively. FAB-M4 subtype showed most of the chromosomal anomalies. Among 63 AML patients, 22% showed FLT3/ITD while 6.4% had D835 mutation after molecular analysis. FLT3 mutations were found in most of the FAB subtypes and cytogenetic groups. FLT3/ITD mutations were more common in patients with normal karyotype (26%) and usually present with hyperleukocytosis but association between two was not significant.

    CONCLUSION: The cytogenetic data of adult AML from Pakistan showed presence of favourable prognostic karyotype with comparable prevalence as reported in international data. Moreover, FLT3/ITD mutations are commonly found in our patients as determined by molecular analysis. Therefore, inclusion of this unfavourable prognostic marker should be routine in molecular diagnostic testing of AML.

    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  2. Elkarhat Z, Belkady B, Charoute H, Zarouf L, Razoki L, Aboulfaraj J, et al.
    Am J Med Genet A, 2019 08;179(8):1516-1524.
    PMID: 31207162 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61257
    The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency and nature of chromosomal abnormalities involved in patients with the clinical spectrum of ambiguous genitalia (AG), amenorrhea, and Turner phenotype, in order to compare them with those reported elsewhere. The study was conducted in the Cytogenetic Department of Pasteur Institute of Morocco, and it reports on the patients who were recruited between 1996 and 2016. Cytogenetic analysis was performed according to the standard method. Among 1,415 patients, chromosomal abnormalities were identified in 7.13% (48/673) of patients with AG, 17.39% (28/161) of patients with primary amenorrhea (PA), 4% (1/25) of patients with secondary amenorrhea, and 23.20% (129/556) of patients with Turner phenotype. However, Turner syndrome was diagnosed in 0.89% (6/673) of patients with AG, 10.56% (17/161) of patients with PA, and 19.78% (110/556) of patients with Turner phenotype. In addition, Klinefelter syndrome and mixed gonadal dysgenesis were confirmed in 2.97% and 1.93% of patients, respectively, with AG, while, chimerism, trisomy 8, and trisomy 13 were confirmed only in 0.15% each. Trisomy 21 was confirmed in patients with AG and Turner phenotype (0.15% and 0.36%, respectively). Moreover, 5.60% (9/161) of patients with PA have been diagnosed as having sex reversal. Thus, the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities observed in Moroccan patients with PA is comparable to that reported in Tunisia, Turkey, Iran, and Hong Kong. However, the frequency is significantly less than that identified in India, Malaysia, Italy, and Romania.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  3. Liu Meng, Ding Gongtao, Roziah Bt. Kambol
    Science Letters, 2016;10(1):8-10.
    MyJurnal
    Cytogenetics studies in domestic animal are
    gaining importance because of their genetics and implication in
    breeding programmes. The present study describes the
    chromosome number and karyotypic characteristics of Ganjia
    sheep and comparison between males and females breeds. We
    adopt the method of cultivating somatic cells, and analyzed the
    chromosome karyotype of the Ganjia sheep. The result
    indicates the diploid chromosome of the Gangia sheep is 2n=54,
    in which 26 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosome
    were observed. Result indicates all autosomes are tip silk. The X
    chromosome was acrocentric and largest except the first three
    pairs that were metacentric. The Y chromosome was the
    smallest, biarmed and probably metacentric chromosome.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  4. Ambayya A, Zainina S, Salmiah MS, Sabariah MN
    Med J Malaysia, 2014 Apr;69(2):64-9.
    PMID: 25241814 MyJurnal
    INTRODUCTION: Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APL) is associated with devastating coagulopathy and life threatening condition which requires immediate medical attention. It is crucial to establish an expedited diagnosis as early therapeutic intervention has led to optimal patient management. In this study, we assessed the type and frequency of antigen expressions in APL and correlated these findings with genetic studies.

    METHODS: Multiparametric immunophenotyping was performed on 30 samples and findings were correlated with karyotypes, FISH for t(15;17) translocation and RT-PCR for PML-RARΑ for detection of breakpoint cluster regions (bcr1,bcr2 and bcr3).

    RESULTS: On SSC/CD45, APL cells displayed high to moderate SSC, with the expression of CD33 (100%), CD13 (96.8%), cMPO (71%) but lacked CD34 (3.2%) and HLA-DR (9.7%). Aberrant expression of CD4 was seen in 12.9% and CD56 in 6.5% of the cases. A significant association between cumulative aberrant antigen expression and bcr1 were observed bcr1 (X2(2) =6.833,p.05) and (X2(2)=4.599,p>.05) respectively.

    CONCLUSIONS: Flow cytometry is a rapid and effective tool in detecting APL. It is interesting to note that there is significant association between cumulative aberrant antigen expression and genotype analysis. Further validation is required to corroborate this relationship.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  5. Ambayya, Angeli, Sasmita, Andrew Octavian, Zainina Seman, Chang, Kian Meng, Sathar, Jameela, Yegappan, Subramanian, et al.
    MyJurnal
    Insights into molecular karyotyping using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays enable the identification of copy number variations (CNVs) at a higher resolution and facilitate the detection of copy neutral loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) otherwise undetectable by conventional cytogenetics. The applicability of a customised CGH+SNP 180K DNA microarray in the diagnostic evaluation of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in comparison with conventional karyotyping was assessed in this study. Methods: Paired tumour and germline post induction (remission sample obtained from the same patient after induction) DNA were used to delineate germline variants in 41 AML samples and compared with the karyotype findings. Results: After comparing the tumour versus germline DNA, a total of 55 imbalances (n 5-10 MB = 21, n 10-20 MB = 8 and n >20 MB = 26) were identified. Gains were most common in chromosome 4 (26.7%) whereas losses were most frequent in chromosome 7 (28.6%) and X (25.0%). CN-LOH was mostly seen in chromosome 4 (75.0%). Comparison between array CGH+SNP and karyotyping revealed 20 cases were in excellent agreement and 13 cases did not concord whereas in 15 cases finding could not be confirmed as no karyotypes available. Conclusion: The use of a combined array CGH+SNP in this study enabled the detection of somatic and germline CNVs and CN-LOHs in AML. Array CGH+SNP accurately determined chromosomal breakpoints compared to conventional cytogenetics in relation to presence of CNVs and CN-LOHs.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  6. Yosida TH, Sagai T
    Chromosoma, 1975;50(3):283-300.
    PMID: 1149576
    All subspecies of black rats (Rattus rattus) used in the present study are characterized by having large and clear C-bands at the centromeric region. The appearance of the bands, however, is different in the subspecies. Chromosome pair No. 1 in Asian type black rats (2n=42), which are characterized by an acrocentric and subtelocentric polymorphism, showed C-band polymorphism. In Phillipine rats (R. rattus mindanensis) the pair was subtelocentric with C-bands, but in Malayan black rats (R. rattus diardii) it was usually acrocentric with C-bands. In Hong-Kong (R. rattus flavipectus) and Japanese black rats (R. rattus tanezumi) it was polymorphic with respect to the presence of acrocentrics with C-bands or subtelocentrics without C-bands. The other chromosomes pairs showed clear C-bands, but in Hong-Kong black rats the pairs No. 2 and 5 were polymorphic with and without C-bands. In Japanese black rats, 6 chromosome pairs (No. 3, 4, 7, 9, 11 and 13) were polymorphic in regard to presence and absence of C-bands, but the other 5 chromosome pairs (No. 2, 5, 6, 8 and 10) showed always absence of C-bands. Only pair No. 12 usually showed C-bands. C-bands in small metacentric pairs (No. 14 to 20) in Asian type black rats generally large in size, but those in the Oceanian (2n=38) and Ceylon type black rats (2n=40) were small. In the hybrids between Asian and Oceanian type rats, heteromorphic C-bands, one large and the other small, were observed. Based on the consideration of karyotype evolution in the black rats, the C-band is suggested to have a tendency toward the diminution as far as the related species are concerned.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  7. Kannan TP, Nik Ahmad Shah NL, Azlina A, Samsudin AR, Narazah MY, Salleh M
    Med J Malaysia, 2004 May;59 Suppl B:168-9.
    PMID: 15468871
    The present study is aimed at finding the mutagenicity and cytotoxicity of dense form of synthetic hydroxyapatite (Source: School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia) in the blood of sheep. The biomaterial was implanted in the tibia of Malin, an indigenous sheep breed of Malaysia. Blood was collected from the sheep before implantation of the biomaterial, cultured and a karyological study was made. Six weeks after implantation, blood was collected from the same animal, cultured and screened for chromosome aberrations. The mitotic indices and karyological analysis indicated that the implantation of synthetic hydroxyapatite (dense form) did not produce any cytotoxicity or chromosome aberrations in the blood of sheep.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  8. Oliver JH, Tanaka K, Sawada M
    Chromosoma, 1974 May 10;45(4):445-56.
    PMID: 4837734
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  9. Rogatcheva MB, Borodin PM, Oda SI, Searle JB
    Genome, 1997 Feb;40(1):18-24.
    PMID: 9061910
    A high-resolution G-banding technique was used to identify five metacentrics that characterize Suncus murinus from Sri Lanka. These metacentrics were shown to be the product of Robertsonian fusion of acrocentric chromosomes identical to those in the standard karyotype defined by M.B. Rogatcheva et al. Two of the metacentrics in the Sri Lankan shrews (Rb(10.12) and Rb(14.15)) were the same as those reported by C.H. Sam et al. in Malayan populations of S. murinus. This finding provides strong support for the suggestion of T.H. Yosida that metacentric-carrying shrews colonized Malaya from Sri Lanka and hybridized with individuals of standard karyotype, generating the Robertsonian polymorphism now observed. In addition to the Robertsonian variation in S. murinus, we have used our high resolution technique (G- and C-banding) to characterize variants on chromosome 7, the X chromosome, and the Y chromosome.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  10. Boon WH, Seng CT
    Med J Malaya, 1968 Sep;23(1):20-8.
    PMID: 4237551
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  11. Leong CF, Azma RZ, Cheong SK, Salwati S, Sharifah NA
    Malays J Pathol, 2005 Jun;27(1):45-50.
    PMID: 16676693
    A 25-year-old man was referred to Hospital UKM with a 2-week history of fever, productive cough and loss of appetite. Physical examination revealed an ill-looking, tachypnoeic young man. No obvious lymphadenopathy or organomegaly was noted. Examination of the respiratory system revealed right pleural effusion. Full blood picture demonstrated leukocytosis with 90% blasts, and bone marrow examination confirmed the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) French-American-British (FAB) classification of M4 with eosinophilia. His chromosome karyotyping showed complex karyotypic abnormalities. Cytological examination of the pleural fluid demonstrated numerous blast cells indicating leukemic infiltration of the lungs, which is a rare presentation in AML. He was then started on induction chemotherapy with intravenous daunorubicin and cytarabine. In the midst of treatment, he developed an episode of seizure and cerebro-spinal fluid cytology confirmed central nervous system (CNS) leukaemic infiltration. Additional intrathecal methotraxate was given. Repeat bone marrow examination done on day 15 of chemotherapy showed persistence of excess blasts indicating refractory AML. He was then reinduced with high dose cytarabine but to no avail. The disease progressed and he succumbed about 8 weeks after the initial diagnosis was made. We highlight here a case of AML-M4Eo with complex karyoyptic abnormalities presenting with leukaemic infiltration of the lungs and CNS which had imparted a bad prognosis for this subtype of AML, AML-M4Eo.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  12. Juriza, I., Sharifah Azween, S.O., Azli, I., Zarina, A.L., Mohd Fadly, M.A., Zubaidah, Z., et al.
    Medicine & Health, 2010;5(2):108-113.
    MyJurnal
    The human genome contains many submicroscopic copy number variations which includes deletions, duplications and insertions. Although conventional karyotyping remains an important diagnostic tool in evaluating a dysmorphic patient with mental retardation, molecular diagnostic technology such as array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has proven to be sensitive and reliable in detecting these submicroscopic anomalies. A 3 month-old infant with dysmorphic facies, microcephaly and global developmental delay was referred for genetic evaluation. Preliminary karyotyping which was confounded by the quality of metaphase spread was normal; however, aCGH detected a 30.6Mb deletion from 5p15.33-p13.3. This case illustrates the usefulness of aCGH as an adjunctive investigative tool for detecting chromosomal imbalances.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  13. Haidary AM, Azma RZ, Ithnin A, Alauddin H, Tumian NR, Tamil AM, et al.
    Malays J Pathol, 2019 Aug;41(2):149-160.
    PMID: 31427550
    INTRODUCTION: BCR-ABL fusion gene, the oncogenic driver of CML, results from a translocation between short arms of chromosome 9 and 22. Monitoring of CML patients during treatment is essential, not only for tailoring the treatment but also to detect early relapse to enable timely intervention. Commonly used methods for detection of residual disease are conventional karyotyping, FISH and molecular methods. In this study, we compared FISH with QRT-PCR for detection of residual disease in CML.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: CML patients on tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy and on regular follow up at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC) were selected. A comparative study was conducted between FISH and QRT-PCR for BCR-ABL transcripts at diagnosis and during follow-up.

    RESULTS: There was good correlation between FISH and QRT-PCR for BCR-ABL. At 6th month of follow-up post diagnosis, FISH had a sensitivity of 83.3% and specificity of 65.2% (k >0.339, p<0.033). At 12th month, the sensitivity of FISH was 83% and the specificity was 59.1% (k >0.286, p <0.065). Similarly, at the 24th month, FISH had a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 68.8% (k >0.642, p<0.000).

    DISCUSSION: Early achievement of major molecular response (MMR) and complete cytogenetic remission (CCyR) were reliable predictors of long-term maintenance of molecular remission.

    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  14. Yadav K, Lakra WS, Sharma J, Goswami M, Singh A
    Fish Physiol Biochem, 2012 Aug;38(4):1035-1045.
    PMID: 22203177 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-011-9588-7
    Tor tor is an important game and food fish of India with a distribution throughout Asia from the trans-Himalayan region to the Mekong River basin to Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia. A new cell line named TTCF was developed from the caudal fin of T. tor for the first time. The cell line was optimally maintained at 28°C in Leibovitz-15 (L-15) medium supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS). The propagation of TTCF cells showed a high plating efficiency of 63.00%. The cytogenetic analysis revealed a diploid count of 100 chromosomes at passage 15, 30, 45 and 60 passages. The viability of the TTCF cell line was found to be 72% after 6 months of cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen (-196°C). The origin of the cell lines was confirmed by the amplification of 578- and 655-bp sequences of 16S rRNA and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) genes of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) respectively. TTCF cells were successfully transfected with green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter plasmids. Further, immunocytochemistry studies confirm its fibroblastic morphology of cells. Genotoxicity assessment of H₂O₂ in TTCF cell line revealed the utility of TTCF cell line as in vitro model for aquatic toxicological studies.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  15. Enjeti AK, Tien SL, Sivaswaren CR
    Hematol. J., 2004;5(5):419-25.
    PMID: 15448668
    Cytogenetic analysis performed at diagnosis is considered to be the most valuable prognostic factor in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Large systematic studies of cytogenetic abnormalities in AML patients from Southeast Asia are not available. The karyotypic patterns in AML patients from a single center in Singapore were studied and compared with reports from other regions of the world to identify possible geographic heterogeneity.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  16. Raveendran S, Sarojam S, Vijay S, Prem S, Sreedharan H
    Malays J Med Sci, 2015 Sep;22(5):93-97.
    PMID: 28239274
    Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is one of the fatal haematological malignancies as a consequence of its genetic heterogeneity. At present, the prediction of the clinical response to treatment for AML is based not only on detection of cytogenetic aberrations but also by analysing certain molecular genetic alterations. There are limited in sights into the contribution, disease progression, treatment outcome, and characterisation with respect to the uncommon chromosomal abnormalities leading to AML. Here, we describe the clinical, morphological, cytogenetic, and mutational findings of a 52-year-old female patient with AML without maturation (AML-M1). Conventional karyotyping and spectral karyotyping (SKY) were done on metaphase chromosomes from bone marrow cells at the time of diagnosis. A mutation analysis was performed on the hotspot regions of various genes, including FLT3, CEBPA, NPM1, RAS, c-KIT, IDH1 and IDH2. Cytogenetic and mutation analyses revealed a novel translocation, t(X;2)(q28;p22), with both NPM1 and IDH1 mutations. To the best of our knowledge, the presence of both NPM1 and IDH1 mutations in t(X;2)(q28;p22) is a novel finding in AML.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping; Spectral Karyotyping
  17. Baimai V, Harbach RE, Sukowati S
    J Am Mosq Control Assoc, 1988 Mar;4(1):44-50.
    PMID: 3193098
    Karyotypes and crossing relationships were investigated for three allopatric populations of Anopheles leucosphyrus in Southeast Asia: South Kalimantan, Sumatra and Thailand. The mitotic karyotypes of these populations were similar to those previously observed in other species of the An. leucosphyrus group. Populations from Thailand and South Kalimantan exhibited telocentric and subtelocentric sex chromosomes, respectively, with a distinctive band of intercalary heterochromatin in the X chromosome. Strikingly different submetacentric X and Y chromosomes were observed in the population from Sumatra, and it seems likely that the evolution of these chromosomes occurred through the acquisition of constitutive heterochromatin. Sterile F1 males were observed in crosses between the Sumatra population and the populations from South Kalimantan and Thailand. No genetic incompatibility was observed in crosses between the latter two populations. We believe that the present concept of An. leucosphyrus includes two allopatric species, one inhabiting Borneo, West Malaysia and southern Thailand and one confined to Sumatra.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  18. Kurniawan N, Djong TH, Islam MM, Nishizawa T, Belabut DM, Sen YH, et al.
    Zoolog Sci, 2011 Jan;28(1):12-24.
    PMID: 21186942 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.12
    Although the crab-eating frog Fejervarya cancrivora is one of the most widely distributed species in Asian region, taxonomic relationships among different populations remain unclarified. In this study, we attempted to elucidate the taxonomic status of F. cancrivora from Indonesian and other Asian populations. Five populations of F. cancrivora from Selangor (Malaysia), Cianjur (Java, Indonesia), Trat (Thailand), Khulna (Bangladesh), and Makassar (Sulawesi, Indonesia) were morphologically observed and subjected to crossing experiments. Principal component and clustering analyses revealed that these five populations could be organized into three groups corresponding to three observed morphological types: a Selangor and Cianjur group (large-type), a Trat and Khulna group (mangrove-type), and a Makassar group (Sulawesi-type). The limited crossing experiments revealed that hybrids between Selangor females and Cianjur and Trat males developed normally, whereas hybrids between Selangor females and Khulna males showed incomplete gametic isolation. Histological observations of the testes of mature males revealed the presence of pycnotic nuclei in the hybrids between Selangor females and Khulna males in addition to normal bundles of spermatozoa. In contrast, no pycnotic nuclei were observed in the Selangor controls. Although meiotic metaphases in the controls were normal, those in hybrids showed several abnormalities, such as the appearance of univalents and an increase in rod-shaped bivalents. Based on our findings from the morphological observations and crossing experiments, we conclude that each of three identified types represents a distinct species. We propose that the large-type is F. cancrivora, the mangrove-type is F. moodiei, and the Sulawesi-type represents an undescribed species.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  19. Siti Aishah MA, Chandran R, Tahir H
    Med J Malaysia, 1991 Dec;46(4):384-7.
    PMID: 1840451
    We report here a rare case of bilateral pure gonadoblastoma which accounts for only 0.2% of all ovarian tumours seen at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia from 1980 to 1987. This tumour occurred in an 18 year old Chinese "female" who presented with primary amenorrhoea. Examination showed a phenotypic female with poorly developed external gentalia. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a hypoplastic uterus, rudimentary fallopian tubes and streak gonads. Histological examination of the gonads showed a mixed tumour comprising large germ cells and smaller sex cord derivatives arranged in characteristic nests or islands containing hyaline material.
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
  20. Cheah JS, Tan BY
    Med J Malaya, 1969 Mar;23(3):181-8.
    PMID: 4240071
    Matched MeSH terms: Karyotyping
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