Genetic background influences timing, morphology and dissemination of lymphomas in p53-deficient mice.

  • Authors:
    • D J van Meyel
    • O H Sanchez-Sweatman
    • N Kerkvliet
    • L Stitt
    • D A Ramsay
    • R Khokha
    • A F Chambers
    • J G Cairncross
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  • Published online on: November 1, 1998     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.13.5.917
  • Pages: 917-939
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Abstract

To examine the influence of genetic background on tumorigenesis in p53-deficient mice, we used selective breeding to produce congenic mice with a null p53 gene mutation introduced into the VM inbred strain. Cohorts of homozygous p53 null (-/-) mice from the original C57B6/129Sv mixed strain and the VM congenic strain were monitored for spontaneous tumor development, as were control cohorts of wild-type (+/+) and heterozygous (+/-) animals. Twenty-six of 28 C57B6/129Sv (-/-) mice died by the study end date (median survival =184.5 days). Twenty-three of 26 VM (-/-) mice died and their survival was significantly shorter (111 days, P<0.0001). Of 26 C57B6/129Sv (-/-) mice that died, 21 were autopsied: all 21 had lymphomas. Of 26 VM mice that died (23 -/-, 3 +/-), 21 were autopsied: 19 developed lymphoma and two had sarcomas. Several mice had additional neoplasms. Lymphomas in VM mice were distinct from those in C57B6/129Sv mice in that they i) arose on average more than two months earlier, ii) involved thymus more often than spleen or lymph nodes and iii) were more often poorly differentiated, high grade tumors. These results demonstrate that genetic background alone influences the onset, morphology and dissemination of lymphomas in p53-deficient mice and suggest the presence of genes which modify the timing and biological nature of lymphomas in these mice.

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van Meyel D, Sanchez-Sweatman O, Kerkvliet N, Stitt L, Ramsay D, Khokha R, Chambers A and Cairncross J: Genetic background influences timing, morphology and dissemination of lymphomas in p53-deficient mice.. Int J Oncol 13: 917-939, 1998
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van Meyel, D., Sanchez-Sweatman, O., Kerkvliet, N., Stitt, L., Ramsay, D., Khokha, R. ... Cairncross, J. (1998). Genetic background influences timing, morphology and dissemination of lymphomas in p53-deficient mice.. International Journal of Oncology, 13, 917-939. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.13.5.917
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van Meyel, D., Sanchez-Sweatman, O., Kerkvliet, N., Stitt, L., Ramsay, D., Khokha, R., Chambers, A., Cairncross, J."Genetic background influences timing, morphology and dissemination of lymphomas in p53-deficient mice.". International Journal of Oncology 13.5 (1998): 917-939.
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van Meyel, D., Sanchez-Sweatman, O., Kerkvliet, N., Stitt, L., Ramsay, D., Khokha, R., Chambers, A., Cairncross, J."Genetic background influences timing, morphology and dissemination of lymphomas in p53-deficient mice.". International Journal of Oncology 13, no. 5 (1998): 917-939. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.13.5.917