PMID- 14694518 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040209 LR - 20221207 IS - 0022-3417 (Print) IS - 0022-3417 (Linking) VI - 202 IP - 1 DP - 2004 Jan TI - Transition of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to micro-invasive carcinoma is characterized by integration of HPV 16/18 and numerical chromosome abnormalities. PG - 23-33 AB - Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN I, II, and III) and cases of CIN III associated with micro-invasive cervical carcinoma (CIN III & mCA) were analysed for evidence of episomal or integrated human papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 DNA by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). In parallel, numerical aberrations of chromosomes 1, 17, and X were determined in these lesions as indicators of genomic instability. HPV 16/18 DNA was present in 2 of 12 CIN I, 19 of 23 CIN II/III, and 10 of 12 CIN III & mCA. None of the CIN I and only two of the 19 HPV 16/18-positive solitary CIN II/III showed an integrated HPV pattern. However, all ten cases of HPV-positive CIN III & mCA showed this pattern. Transition of CIN II/III to CIN III & mCA therefore correlates strongly with viral integration (p<0.001). Chromosomal aberrations were detected in 23 of 31 HPV 16/18-positive lesions (14 solitary CIN I-III and nine CIN III & mCA) and 5 of 16 HPV-negative lesions. Nine of 21 HPV 16/18-positive solitary CIN I-III showed tetrasomy for all chromosomes tested, while trisomies for a single chromosome were seen in a further five of these HPV-positive lesions. In eight of ten HPV-positive CIN III & mCA, predominantly aneusomies and/or polysomies were detected. A significant correlation (p<0.02) was found between the chromosome copy number and the physical status of HPV, indicating that in its episomal form HPV induces genomic changes such as tetrasomies and single trisomies, while HPV integration correlates with aneusomies and polysomies, predominantly detected in CIN III & mCA. These data indicate that integration of HPV 16/18 DNA is a pivotal step in the transition of CIN to micro-invasive carcinoma. CI - Copyright 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Hopman, Anton H N AU - Hopman AH AD - Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute Growth and Development (GROW), University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. hopman@molcelb.unimaas.nl FAU - Smedts, Frank AU - Smedts F FAU - Dignef, Wendy AU - Dignef W FAU - Ummelen, Monique AU - Ummelen M FAU - Sonke, Gabe AU - Sonke G FAU - Mravunac, Marcel AU - Mravunac M FAU - Vooijs, G Peter AU - Vooijs GP FAU - Speel, Ernst-Jan M AU - Speel EJ FAU - Ramaekers, Frans C S AU - Ramaekers FC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - J Pathol JT - The Journal of pathology JID - 0204634 RN - 0 (DNA Probes, HPV) RN - 0 (DNA, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/*pathology MH - *Chromosome Aberrations MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17/genetics MH - Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics MH - DNA Probes, HPV MH - DNA, Neoplasm/analysis MH - DNA, Viral/*analysis MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry/methods MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods MH - Middle Aged MH - Papillomaviridae/*genetics MH - Papillomavirus Infections/genetics/pathology MH - Plasmids/genetics MH - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology MH - Virus Integration MH - Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/*genetics/pathology EDAT- 2003/12/25 05:00 MHDA- 2004/02/11 05:00 CRDT- 2003/12/25 05:00 PHST- 2003/12/25 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/02/11 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/12/25 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/path.1490 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pathol. 2004 Jan;202(1):23-33. doi: 10.1002/path.1490.