Abstract
Objectives: To assess the feasibility of using a novel ultrasensitive bright-field in situ hybridization approach (BRISH) to evaluate k and l immunoglobulin messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in situ in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods: A series of 110 semiconsecutive clinical cases evaluated for lymphoma with historic flow cytometric (FCM) results were assessed with BRISH. Results: BRISH light chain restriction (LCR) results were concordant with FCM in 108 (99%) of 109 evaluable cases. Additional small B-cell lymphoma cohorts were successfully evaluated. Conclusions: BRISH analysis of k and l immunoglobulin mRNA expression is a sensitive tool for establishing LCR in B-cell NHL when FCM results are not available.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 736-746 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | American Journal of Clinical Pathology |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- B-cell clonality
- B-cell lymphoma
- BRISH
- CISH
- In situ hybridization
- RNAscope
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine