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Low-grade chromosomal mosaicism in human somatic and embryonic stem cell populations

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  • Kurt Jacobs

    (Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101)

  • Afroditi Mertzanidou

    (Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101)

  • Mieke Geens

    (Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101)

  • Ha Thi Nguyen

    (Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101)

  • Catherine Staessen

    (Centre for Medical Genetics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101)

  • Claudia Spits

    (Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101)

Abstract

Current knowledge on chromosomal mosaicism in human cell cultures is mostly based on cytogenetic banding methods. The recent development of high-resolution full-genome analysis methods applicable to single cells is providing new insights into genetic and cellular diversity. Here we study the genetic content of 92 individual human cells, including fibroblasts, amniocytes and embryonic stem cells (hESCs), using single-cell array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH). We find that human somatic and embryonic stem cell cultures show significant fractions of cells carrying unique megabase-scale chromosomal abnormalities, forming genetic mosaics that could not have been detected by conventional cytogenetic methods. These findings are confirmed by studying seven clonal hESC sub-lines by aCGH. Furthermore, fluorescent in situ hybridisation reveals an increased instability of the subtelomeric regions in hESC as compared to somatic cells. This genetic heterogeneity may have an impact on experimental results and, in the case of hESC, on their potential clinical use.

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  • Kurt Jacobs & Afroditi Mertzanidou & Mieke Geens & Ha Thi Nguyen & Catherine Staessen & Claudia Spits, 2014. "Low-grade chromosomal mosaicism in human somatic and embryonic stem cell populations," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-10, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms5227
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5227
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