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Laser-Based Microdissection of Single Cells from Tissue Sections and PCR Analysis of Rearranged Immunoglobulin Genes from Isolated Normal and Malignant Human B Cells

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Lymphoma

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1956))

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Normal and malignant B cells carry rearranged immunoglobulin (Ig) variable region genes, which due to their practically limitless diversity represent ideal clonal markers for these cells. We describe here an approach to isolate single cells from frozen tissue sections by microdissection using a laser-based method. From the isolated cells, rearranged IgH and Igκ genes are amplified in a semi-nested PCR approach, using a collection of V gene subgroup-specific primers recognizing nearly all V genes together with primers for the J genes. By sequence analysis of V region genes from distinct cells, the clonal relationship of the B lineage cells can unequivocally be determined and related to the histological distribution of the cells. The approach is also useful to determine V, D, and J gene usage. Moreover, the presence and pattern of somatic Ig V gene mutations give valuable insight into the stage of differentiation of the B cells.

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This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Deutsche Krebshilfe. We are grateful to all present and previous members of the group and coworkers that were involved in the establishment of the protocols described here.

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  1. Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), Medical School, University of Duisburg-Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Essen, Germany

    Ralf Küppers

  2. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Markus Schneider & Martin-Leo Hansmann

  3. Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Martin-Leo Hansmann

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Küppers, R., Schneider, M., Hansmann, ML. (2019). Laser-Based Microdissection of Single Cells from Tissue Sections and PCR Analysis of Rearranged Immunoglobulin Genes from Isolated Normal and Malignant Human B Cells. In: Küppers, R. (eds) Lymphoma. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1956. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9151-8_3

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