Figure 4.
ASO-PCR analysis using DNA 500 chip in case 472. U indicates upper marker; L, lower marker; P, presentation sample; and R, relapse sample. (A) IgH (VH3) gene rearrangement from diagnostic sample using a combination of VH3 family-specific primer and clone-specific primer based on sequence identified at relapse. The peaks indicated by an arrow show the PCR product. (B) ASO-PCR result of IgH-VH3 gene rearrangement from relapse tumor sample as a positive control (280 bp). Distinctive sharp peak of the ASO-PCR product is indicated by arrows. The PCR primers were the same as in panel A. (C) The IgH (VH1) gene rearrangement from the diagnostic sample using combination of VH1 family-specific primer and clone-specific primer based on sequence identified at relapse. The peak indicated by an arrow shows the PCR product. (D) ASO-PCR result of IgH-VH1 gene rearrangement from relapse tumor sample as a positive control (271 bp). Distinctive sharp peak of the ASO-PCR product is indicated by an arrow. The PCR primers were the same as in panel C. (E) ASO-TCRδ gene rearrangement from diagnostic sample using combination of relapse clone-specific primer and Dδ3 primer. The peak indicated by an arrow shows the PCR product. (F) ASO-PCR result of TCRδ gene rearrangement from relapse tumor sample as a positive control (100 bp). The distinctive sharp peak of the ASO-PCR product is indicated by an arrow. The PCR primers were the same as in panel E.