Nils Mandahl

Expression levels of HMGA2in adipocytic tumors correlate with morphologic and cytogenetic subgroups (2009)

Bartuma, Hammurabi, Panagopoulos, Ioannis, Collin, Anna, Trombetta, Domenico, Domanski, Henryk A, Mandahl, Nils, ...

Abstract Background The HMGA2 gene encodes a protein that alters chromatin structure. Deregulation, typically through chromosomal rearrangements, of HMGA2 has an important role in the development of...

Rearrangement of the COL12A1 and COL4A5 genes in subungual exostosis: molecular cytogenetic delineation of the tumor-specific translocation t(X;6)(q13-14;q22) (2006)

Panagopoulos, Ioannis, Mandahl, Nils, Mertens, Fredrik, ...

Subungual exostosis is a benign bone- and cartilage-producing tumor occurring in the hands and feet of children and young adults. The recent identification of a recurrent chromosomal translocation...

Clinicopathologic and molecular genetic characterization of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma, and cloning of a novel FUS/CREB3L1 fusion gene (2005)

Fletcher, Christopher D M, Antonescu, Cristina R, Coindre, Jean-Michel, Colecchia, Maurizio, Domanski, Henryk A, ...

Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is an indolent, late-metastasizing malignant soft-tissue tumor that is often mistaken for either more benign or more malignant tumor types. Cytogenetic analyses...

Activation of the GLI oncogene through fusion with the beta-actin gene (ACTB) in a group of distinctive pericytic neoplasms: pericytoma with t(7;12) (2004)

Fletcher, Christopher D M, Mertens, Fredrik, Fletcher, Jonathan A, Perez-Atayde, Antonio R, Hicks, M John, ...

Activation of the GLI oncogene is an important step in the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway, and leads to, eg, tissue-specific cell proliferation during embryogenesis. GLI activity in adult tissues...

Clustering of deletions on chromosome 13 in benign and low-malignant lipomatous tumors (2003)

Pedeutour, Florence, Domanski, Henryk A, Höglund, Mattias, Bauer, Henrik C F, ...

Deletions and structural rearrangements of the long arm of chromosome 13 are frequently observed in benign and low-malignant lipomatous tumors, but nothing is known about their molecular genetic...

Fusion of the FUS and BBF2H7 genes in low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (2003)

Storlazzi, Clelia Tiziana, Mertens, Fredrik, Nascimento, Antonio, Isaksson, Margareth, Wejde, Johan, Brosjö, Otte, ...

The FUSgene at 16p11 fuses with DDIT3and ATF1 as the result of translocations with chromosome band 12q13 in myxoid liposarcoma and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, respectively, and with ERG as the...

Fusion of the FUS and BBF2H7 genes in low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (2003)

Storlazzi, Clelia Tiziana, Mertens, Fredrik, Nascimento, Antonio, Isaksson, Margareth, Wejde, Johan, Brosjö, Otte, ...

The FUS gene at 16p11 fuses with DDIT3 and ATF1 as the result of translocations with chromosome band 12q13 in myxoid liposarcoma and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, respectively, and with ERG as...

Fusion of the FUS and BBF2H7 genes in low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (2003)

Storlazzi, Clelia Tiziana, Mertens, Fredrik, Nascimento, Antonio, Isaksson, Margareth, Wejde, Johan, Brosjö, Otte, ...

The FUSgene at 16p11 fuses with DDIT3and ATF1 as the result of translocations with chromosome band 12q13 in myxoid liposarcoma and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, respectively, and with ERG as the...

Molecular genetic characterization of the EWS/CHN and RBP56/CHN fusion genes in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (2002)

Mertens, Fredrik, Isaksson, Margareth, Domanski, Henryk A, Brosjö, Otte, Heim, Sverre, ...

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a soft-tissue neoplasm cytogenetically characterized by the translocations t(9;22)(q22;q11-12) or t(9;17)(q22;q11), generating EWS/CHN or RBP56/CHN fusion...

Prognostically important chromosomal aberrations in soft tissue sarcomas: a report of the Chromosomes and Morphology (CHAMP) Study Group (2002)

Strömberg, Ulf, Mandahl, Nils, Fletcher, Christopher D M, ...

Cytogenetic analysis has not only provided important information on the pathogenesis of soft tissue tumors but, by disclosing distinct chromosomal rearrangements in different histopathological...

Molecular genetic characterization of the EWS/ATF1 fusion gene in clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses (2002)

Mertens, Fredrik, Isaksson, Margareth, Limon, Janusz, Kardas, Iwona, ...

Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor particularly associated with tendons and aponeuroses. The cytogenetic hallmark is the translocation t(12;22)(q13;q12) resulting in a...

Chromosomal aberrations in benign and malignant Bilharzia-associated bladder lesions analyzed by comparative genomic hybridization (2002)

Fadl-Elmula, Imad, Kytola, Soili, Leithy, Mona EL, Abdel-Hameed, Mohamed, Mandahl, Nils, Elagib, Atif, ...

Abstract Background Bilharzia-associated bladder cancer (BAC) is a major health problem in countries where urinary schistosomiasis is endemic. Characterization of the genetic alterations in this...

Differentially amplified chromosome 12 sequences in low- and high-grade osteosarcoma (2002)

Pålsson, Eva, Höglund, Mattias, Domanski, Henryk, Mertens, Fredrik, Pandis, Nikos, ...

Most osteosarcomas are highly aggressive malignancies characterized by a complex pattern of chromosome abnormalities. However, a subgroup of low-grade, parosteal tumors exhibits a relatively simple...

Correlation between clinicopathological features and karyotype in 100 cartilaginous and chordoid tumours. A report from the Chromosomes and Morphology (CHAMP) Collaborative Study Group (2002)

Dorfman, Howard, Brys, Peter, Fletcher, Christopher D M, ...

The evaluation of chondroid lesions requires full integration of clinical, radiographic, and pathological data; tumour typing is often a challenge for the diagnostic pathologist. Although a variety...

Cytogenetic aberrations and their prognostic impact in chondrosarcoma. (2002)

Mandahl, Nils, Gustafson, Pelle, Mertens, Fredrik, Akerman, Måns, Baldetorp, Bo, Gisselsson, David, ...

Chondrosarcoma is the second most common primary malignancy of bone. Cytogenetic data are available from close to 100 cases, including all subtypes of chondrosarcoma. Specific chromosomal...

Differentially amplified chromosome 12 sequences in low- and high-grade osteosarcoma. (2002)

Gisselsson, David, Pålsson, Eva, Höglund, Mattias, Domanski, Henryk, Mertens, Fredrik, Pandis, Nikos, ...

Most osteosarcomas are highly aggressive malignancies characterized by a complex pattern of chromosome abnormalities. However, a subgroup of low-grade, parosteal tumors exhibits a relatively simple...

Chromosomal aberrations in benign and malignant Bilharzia-associated bladder lesions analyzed by comparative genomic hybridization. (2002)

Fadl-Elmula, Imad, Kytola, Soili, Leithy, Mona, Abdel-Hameed, Mohamed, Mandahl, Nils, Elagib, Atif, ...

BACKGROUND: Bilharzia-associated bladder cancer (BAC) is a major health problem in countries where urinary schistosomiasis is endemic. Characterization of the genetic alterations in this cancer might...

Molecular genetic characterization of the EWS/ATF1 fusion gene in clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses. (2002)

Panagopoulos, Ioannis, Mertens, Fredrik, Dêbiec-Rychter, Maria, Isaksson, Margareth, Limon, Janusz, Kardas, Iwona, ...

Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor particularly associated with tendons and aponeuroses. The cytogenetic hallmark is the translocation t(12;22)(q13;q12) resulting in a...

Fusion of RDC1 with HMGA2 in lipomas as the result of chromosome aberrations involving 2q35-37 and 12q13-15. (2002)

Broberg, Karin, Zhang, Miao, Strombeck, Bodil, Isaksson, Margareth, Nilsson, Malin, Mertens, Fredrik, ...

Rearrangements of chromosome bands 12q13-15 are frequent in various benign mesenchymal and epithelial tumors, and the gene HMGA2 seems to be the most common target within this chromosome region. In...

Prognostically important chromosomal aberrations in soft tissue sarcomas: a report of the Chromosomes and Morphology (CHAMP) Study Group. (2002)

Mertens, Fredrik, Strömberg, Ulf, Mandahl, Nils, Cin, Paola Dal, De Wever, Ivo, Fletcher, Christopher D M, ...

Cytogenetic analysis has not only provided important information on the pathogenesis of soft tissue tumors but, by disclosing distinct chromosomal rearrangements in different histopathological...

Molecular genetic characterization of the EWS/CHN and RBP56/CHN fusion genes in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. (2002)

Panagopoulos, Ioannis, Mertens, Fredrik, Isaksson, Margareth, Domanski, Henryk A, Brosjö, Otte, Heim, Sverre, ...

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a soft-tissue neoplasm cytogenetically characterized by the translocations t(9;22)(q22;q11-12) or t(9;17)(q22;q11), generating EWS/CHN or RBP56/CHN fusion...

A full-coverage, high-resolution human chromosome 22 genomic microarray for clinical and research applications (2002)

Buckley, Patrick G., Mantripragada, Kiran K., Benetkiewicz, Magdalena, Tapia-Páez, Isabel, Diaz De Ståhl, Teresita, Rosenquist, Magnus, ...

We have constructed the first comprehensive microarray representing a human chromosome for analysis of DNA copy number variation. This chromosome 22 array covers 34.7 Mb, representing...

Oncogenic conversion of a novel orphan nuclear receptor by chromosome translocation (1995)

Labelle, Yves, Zucman, Jessica, Stenman, Göran, Kindblom, Lars-Gunnar, Knight, Jennifer, Turc-Carel, Claude, ...

A recurrent t(9;22) (q22;q12) chromosome translocation has been described in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC). Fluorescent in situ hybridization experiments performed on one EMC tumour...

Chromosomal breakage-fusion-bridge events cause genetic intratumor heterogeneity

Gisselsson, David, Pettersson, Louise, Höglund, Mattias, Heidenblad, Markus, Gorunova, Ludmila, Wiegant, Joop, ...

It has long been known that rearrangements of chromosomes through breakage-fusion-bridge (BFB) cycles may cause variability of phenotypic and genetic traits within a cell population. Because...

Telomere dysfunction triggers extensive DNA fragmentation and evolution of complex chromosome abnormalities in human malignant tumors

Gisselsson, David, Jonson, Tord, Petersén, Åsa, Strömbeck, Bodil, Dal Cin, Paola, Höglund, Mattias, ...

Although mechanisms for chromosomal instability in tumors have been described in animal and in vitro models, little is known about these processes in man. To explore cytogenetic evolution in human...

Structural and numerical chromosome changes in colon cancer develop through telomere-mediated anaphase bridges, not through mitotic multipolarity

Stewénius, Ylva, Gorunova, Ludmila, Jonson, Tord, Larsson, Nina, Höglund, Mattias, Mandahl, Nils, ...

Telomere dysfunction has been associated with chromosomal instability in colorectal carcinoma, but the consequences of telomere-dependent instability for chromosome integrity and clonal evolution...

Chromosomal breakage-fusion-bridge events cause genetic intratumor heterogeneity

Gisselsson, David, Pettersson, Louise, Höglund, Mattias, Heidenblad, Markus, Gorunova, Ludmila, Wiegant, Joop, ...

It has long been known that rearrangements of chromosomes through breakage-fusion-bridge (BFB) cycles may cause variability of phenotypic and genetic traits within a cell population. Because...

Telomere dysfunction triggers extensive DNA fragmentation and evolution of complex chromosome abnormalities in human malignant tumors

Gisselsson, David, Jonson, Tord, Petersén, Åsa, Strömbeck, Bodil, Dal Cin, Paola, Höglund, Mattias, ...

Although mechanisms for chromosomal instability in tumors have been described in animal and in vitro models, little is known about these processes in man. To explore cytogenetic evolution in human...

Structural and numerical chromosome changes in colon cancer develop through telomere-mediated anaphase bridges, not through mitotic multipolarity

Stewénius, Ylva, Gorunova, Ludmila, Jonson, Tord, Larsson, Nina, Höglund, Mattias, Mandahl, Nils, ...

Telomere dysfunction has been associated with chromosomal instability in colorectal carcinoma, but the consequences of telomere-dependent instability for chromosome integrity and clonal evolution...

Activation of the GLI Oncogene through Fusion with the β-Actin Gene (ACTB) in a Group of Distinctive Pericytic Neoplasms: Pericytoma with t(7;12)

Dahlén, Anna, Fletcher, Christopher D. M., Mertens, Fredrik, Fletcher, Jonathan A., Perez-Atayde, Antonio R., Hicks, M. John, ...

Activation of the GLI oncogene is an important step in the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway, and leads to, eg, tissue-specific cell proliferation during embryogenesis. GLI activity in adult tissues...

Overexpression of the Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) Receptor (Met) and Presence of a Truncated and Activated Intracellular HGF Receptor Fragment in Locally Aggressive/Malignant Human Musculoskeletal Tumors

Wallenius, Ville, Hisaoka, Masanori, Helou, Khalil, Levan, Göran, Mandahl, Nils, Meis-Kindblom, Jeanne M., ...

Enhanced hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor (Met) signaling has been suggested to play an important role in the development and progression of various epithelial and nonepithelial tumors....

Correlation between Clinicopathological Features and Karyotype in Spindle Cell Sarcomas : A Report of 130 Cases from the CHAMP Study Group

Fletcher, Christopher D. M., Dal Cin, Paola, De Wever, Ivo, Mandahl, Nils, Mertens, Fredrik, Mitelman, Felix, ...

Soft-tissue tumors have proved to be a fruitful area for the identification of reproducible cytogenetic aberrations, especially among pediatric round-cell sarcomas and lipomatous tumors. Thus far,...

Hibernomas are Characterized by Homozygous Deletions in the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I Region : Metaphase Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Reveals Complex Rearrangements Not Detected by Conventional Cytogenetics

Gisselsson, David, Höglund, Mattias, Mertens, Fredrik, Dal Cin, Paola, Mandahl, Nils

Hibernomas are benign tumors of brown fat, frequently characterized by aberrations of chromosome band 11q13. In this study, the chromosome 11 changes in five hibernomas were analyzed in detail by...

Abnormal Nuclear Shape in Solid Tumors Reflects Mitotic Instability

Gisselsson, David, Björk, Jonas, Höglund, Mattias, Mertens, Fredrik, Dal Cin, Paola, Åkerman, Måns, ...

Abnormalities in nuclear morphology are frequently observed in malignant tissues but the mechanisms behind these phenomena are still poorly understood. In this study, the relation between abnormal...