Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects and practical requirements of the prior art, the invention provides a grading model for detecting the benign and malignant degree of lymphoma and lymphatic metastatic cancer and application thereof.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
in a first aspect, the present invention provides an imprinted gene grading model for lymphoma, which grades the expression state of imprinted genes by calculating the changes in the lymphoma of the total expression amount of the imprinted genes, the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount;
wherein the imprinted gene is any one of Z1, Z8, Z11 or Z16 or a combination of at least two of Z1, Z8, Z11 and Z16, the imprinted gene Z1 is Gnas, the imprinted gene Z8 is Dcn, the imprinted gene Z11 is Grb10, and the imprinted gene Z16 is Snrpn/Snurf.
In the present invention, the inventors have found that diagnosis of malignant lymphoma and lymphatic metastatic cancer can be achieved by calculating the imprinted gene deletion expression amount and imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of any one imprinted gene among Z1, Z8, Z11 and Z16 in lymphoma.
According to the imprinted gene ranking model for lymphoma according to the present invention, if only one imprinted gene is detected in the preliminary test, any one of Z1, Z8 or Z16, preferably Z1, can be detected.
In the invention, the inventor finds that the diagnosis sensitivity can reach more than 57.4 percent by calculating the imprinted gene deletion expression quantity and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression quantity of any imprinted gene in Z1, Z8 or Z16 in lymphoma; if a Z1 imprinted gene is detected alone, the diagnostic sensitivity to malignant lymphoma can reach 66.1%, if a Z8 imprinted gene is detected alone, the diagnostic sensitivity to malignant lymphoma can reach 57.4%, and if a Z16 imprinted gene is detected alone, the diagnostic sensitivity to malignant lymphoma can reach 62.0%.
According to the present invention, a imprinted gene classification model for lymphoma, if a combination of two imprinted genes of an imprinted gene is detected, the method for calculating the imprinted gene by the model is: any two of Z1, Z8, or Z16 are calculated, preferably a combination of Z1 and Z8, and a combination of Z8 and Z16.
In the present invention, the inventors found that sensitivity can be further improved by calculating the total expression amount of two or more imprinted genes, the deletion expression amount of imprinted genes, and the copy number abnormal expression amount of imprinted genes, that the diagnostic sensitivity for malignant lymphoma can be up to 76.0% or more by detecting the combination of any two imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z8, and Z16, that the diagnostic sensitivity for malignant lymphoma can be up to 85.2% when detecting the combination of Z1 and Z8, and that the diagnostic sensitivity for malignant lymphoma can be up to 84.4% or more when detecting the combination of Z8 and Z16.
According to the present invention, a imprinted gene grading model for lymphoma, the imprinted gene further comprising any one of or a combination of at least two of Z4, Z5, Z6, Z11 or Z13; the imprinted gene Z4 is Igf2r, the imprinted gene Z5 is Mest, the imprinted gene Z6 is Plagl1, the imprinted gene Z11 is Grb10, and the imprinted gene Z13 is Sgce.
According to the invention, the imprinting gene grading model for lymphoma comprises the following steps: the combinations of the imprinted genes were calculated, the combinations of eight imprinted genes of Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 were calculated.
In the invention, the inventor finds that the combined diagnosis is carried out by adding the Z4, Z5, Z6, Z11 and Z13 genes on the basis of the detection of the Z1, Z8 and Z16 genes, which is not only beneficial to increasing the detection accuracy, but also can further avoid the occurrence of false positives by adding other probe-assisted diagnoses, can further improve the detection accuracy, and thus can realize the accurate classification and judgment of all lymphoma samples.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides an imprinted gene grading model for lymphatic metastatic cancer, which grades the expression state of imprinted genes by calculating the change of the copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes in lymphatic metastatic cancer;
wherein the imprinted gene is any one of Z1, Z8, Z11 or Z16 or a combination of at least two of Z1, Z8, Z11 and Z16, the imprinted gene Z1 is Gnas, the imprinted gene Z8 is Dcn, the imprinted gene Z11 is Grb10, and the imprinted gene Z16 is Snrpn/Snurf.
In the present invention, the lymphatic metastasis cancer includes thyroid cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and skin cancer.
In the present invention, the inventors have found that diagnosis of malignant lymphoma and lymphatic metastatic cancer can be achieved by calculating the copy number abnormal expression amount of a imprinted gene in lymphatic metastatic cancer of any one imprinted gene among Z1, Z8, Z11 and Z16.
According to the imprinted gene grading model of lymphatic metastatic cancer of the present invention, if only one imprinted gene is detected in the preliminary test, any one of Z1, Z11 or Z16, preferably Z16, can be detected.
In the invention, the inventor finds that the diagnosis sensitivity can reach over 86.4 percent by calculating the copy number abnormal expression quantity of any imprinted gene in Z1, Z11 or Z16 in the lymph metastasis cancer; if a Z1 imprinted gene is detected independently, the diagnostic sensitivity to cancer lymphatic metastasis can reach 87.1%, if a Z11 imprinted gene is detected independently, the diagnostic sensitivity to cancer lymphatic metastasis can reach 86.4%, and if a Z16 imprinted gene is detected independently, the diagnostic sensitivity to cancer lymphatic metastasis can reach 91.3%.
According to the present invention, a imprinted gene classification model for lymphatic metastatic cancer, if a combination of two imprinted genes of an imprinted gene is detected, the method for calculating the imprinted gene by the model is: any two of Z1, Z11, or Z16 are calculated, preferably a combination of Z1 and Z16, and a combination of Z11 and Z16.
In the present invention, the inventors found that the sensitivity can be further improved by calculating the copy number abnormal expression level of two or more imprinted genes, and that the diagnostic sensitivity for lymph metastasis cancer can be up to 95.5% or more by detecting the combination of any two imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z11, and Z16, and the diagnostic sensitivity for lymph metastasis cancer can be up to 99.0% or more by detecting the combination of Z1 and Z6, and the combination of Z11 and Z16. .
According to the present invention, a imprinted gene grading model for lymphatic metastatic cancer, the imprinted gene further comprising any one or a combination of at least two of Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z12, Z13, Z14 or Z15; the imprinting gene Z2 is Igf2, the imprinting gene Z3 is Peg10, the imprinting gene Z4 is Igf2r, the imprinting gene Z5 is Mest, the imprinting gene Z6 is Plagl1, the imprinting gene Z8 is Dcn, the imprinting gene Z9 is Dlk1, the imprinting gene Z10 is Gatm, the imprinting gene Z12 is Peg3, the imprinting gene Z13 is Sgce, the imprinting gene Z14 is Slc38a4, and the imprinting gene Z15 is Diras 3.
According to the invention, the imprinted gene grading model aiming at the lymph metastasis cancer comprises a method for calculating imprinted genes by the model: calculating a combination of imprinted genes, calculating a combination of fifteen imprinted genes of Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16.
In the invention, the inventor finds that the combined diagnosis is carried out by adding Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 genes on the basis of using Z1, Z11 and Z16 genes for detection, which not only is beneficial to increasing the detection accuracy, but also can further avoid the occurrence of false positive by adding other probe-assisted diagnoses, can further improve the detection accuracy, and can realize the accurate classification and judgment of all the lymphatic metastasis cancer samples.
In the invention, the imprinting gene deletion is that two red/brown markers exist in a cell nucleus after hematoxylin staining is carried out on a cell, the imprinting gene copy number abnormality is that more than two red/brown markers exist in the cell nucleus after hematoxylin staining is carried out on the cell, and the copy number abnormality is the condition that the gene is expressed as a triploid or even a higher polyploid due to abnormal gene replication of a cancer cell.
In the present invention, the imprinted gene and the imprinted gene are simultaneously a concept, which means the same meaning, and can be substituted.
According to the invention, the formula for calculating the total expression quantity of the imprinted gene, the deletion expression quantity of the imprinted gene and the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted gene is as follows:
total expression amount ═ (b + c + d)/(a + b + c + d) × 100%;
normal imprinted gene expression level b/(b + c + d) × 100%;
the expression Level (LOI) of the imprinted gene-deleted gene (c/(b + c + d) × 100%;
the gene expression level (CNV) of an abnormal copy number of the imprinted gene was d/(b + c + d) × 100%;
wherein a is cell nucleus without marker and without expressed marking gene after hematoxylin staining; b is the cell nucleus with a red/brown mark and the gene existence is marked after the cell is stained by hematoxylin; c, after hematoxylin staining is carried out on the cells, two red/brown marks exist in cell nuclei, and the cell nuclei with gene deletion are marked; and d is the nucleus with more than two red/brown marks and abnormal copy number of the marked gene after the cell is subjected to hematoxylin staining.
In the invention, the marker after hematoxylin staining is selected from red or brown, and the staining marker with other colors can also be used for calculating the expression quantity of the imprinted gene, the deletion expression quantity of the imprinted gene and the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted gene.
In the invention, the existence of imprinted gene, imprinted gene deletion or copy number abnormality in each cell nucleus is judged by a probe through in situ hybridization and Hemotoxy (hematoxylin) cell nucleus staining amplification signals under a microscope of 40X or 60X, and the tumor benign and malignant degree of the sample is judged by calculating the imprinted gene deletion gene expression quantity and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal gene expression quantity. Since the section is only 10 μm, about 20% of the nuclei seen under the microscope are incomplete nuclei, i.e., there is a possibility of partial false negatives.
According to the present invention, a imprinted gene grading model for lymphoma, the total imprinted gene expression amount, the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount are classified into five different grades, at least 1200 cells are counted in a region where a sample is most positively expressed by each probe, and the five different grades are classified into the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount, and the imprinted gene total expression amount of eight imprinted genes of Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16, respectively.
According to the present invention, the five different grades of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount, and total expression amount for Z1, Z11, Z13, and Z16 are:
level 0: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is less than 16%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is less than 1.5%, or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is less than 20%;
stage I: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 16-20%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 1.5-2.5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 20-30% or the combination of at least two of the above;
II stage: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 20-25%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 2.5-5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 30-40%, or the combination of at least two of the above;
grade III: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 25-30%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 5-7% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 40-50% or the combination of at least two of the above;
stage IV: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is more than 30%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is more than 7% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is more than 50%;
in the present invention, the imprinted gene deletion expression level, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression level and the total expression level of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 are independent from each other.
According to the present invention, the five different grades of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount, and total expression amount for Z4, Z5, Z6, and Z8 are:
level 0: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is less than 8%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is less than 0.5%, or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is less than 15%;
stage I: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 8-15%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 0.5-1.5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 15-20% or the combination of at least two of the above;
II stage: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 15-20%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 1.5-2.5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 20-30% or the combination of at least two of the above;
grade III: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 20-25%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 2.5-4% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 30-40%, or the combination of at least two of the above;
stage IV: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is more than 25%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is more than 4% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is more than 40%;
in the present invention, the imprinted gene deletion expression level, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression level and the total expression level of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 are independent from each other.
According to the present invention, a imprinted gene grading model for lymphatic metastatic cancer, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount is classified into three different grades, at least 1200 cells are counted in a region where a sample is most positively expressed by each probe, and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of fifteen imprinted genes of Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is classified into three different grades.
According to the invention, the three different grades for the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted gene of Z1 and Z16 are:
level 0: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 is less than 5%;
stage I: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 is 5-10%;
II stage: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 is more than 10%;
in the present invention, the copy number abnormal expression levels of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 are independent of each other.
According to the invention, the three different grades for the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted gene aiming at Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 are as follows:
level 0: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 is less than 2%;
stage I: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 is 2-5%;
II stage: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 is more than 5%;
in the present invention, the copy number abnormal expression levels of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 are independent of each other.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides an apparatus for detecting the benign and malignant degree of lymphoma and the lymphatic metastasis degree of cancer, comprising the following units:
(1) a sampling unit: obtaining a sample to be detected;
(2) a probe design unit: designing a specific primer according to the imprinted gene sequence;
(3) a detection unit: carrying out in-situ hybridization on the probe in the step (2) and a sample to be detected;
(4) an analysis unit: analyzing the expression condition of the imprinted gene by microscope imaging;
wherein the analysis unit judges the benign or malignant degree of lymphoma and the degree of cancer lymphatic metastasis by calculating the total expression level of imprinted genes, the deletion expression level of imprinted genes, and the copy number abnormal expression level of imprinted genes through the imprinted gene classification model according to the first aspect and/or the second aspect.
In the invention, the imprinting gene deletion is the condition that after hematoxylin staining is carried out on cells, two red/brown marked cell nucleuses exist in the cell nucleuses, the imprinting gene copy number abnormality is the condition that after hematoxylin staining is carried out on the cells, more than two red/brown marked cell nucleuses exist in the cell nucleuses, and the copy number abnormality is the condition that the cancer cells abnormally carry out gene replication, so that the gene is expressed as triploid or even higher polyploid.
In the invention, the marker after hematoxylin staining is selected from red or brown, and the staining marker with other colors can also be used for calculating the total expression quantity of the imprinted gene, the deletion expression quantity of the imprinted gene and the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted gene.
The detection device is used for visually observing the change of the imprinting genes of the lymphoma and the cancer metastasis lymph nodes at the early stage under the cell and tissue level so as to judge the benign and malignant degree of the tumor and the degree of cancer cell metastasis in the lymph nodes, and provides the most favorable treatment opportunity for early stage lymphoma patients and early stage cancer metastasis patients.
According to the invention, the sample to be tested in step (1) is derived from human tissue and/or cells.
In the present invention, the sample to be tested is feasible as long as the RNA is fixed in time, and can be selected by a person skilled in the art according to the need, and is not particularly limited herein, and the sample to be tested includes any one or a combination of at least two of a paraffin section of a tissue and a lymph node biopsy sample.
The specific operation steps of the paraffin section of the tissue are that a human tumor or lymph node tissue sample is obtained, fixed by 10 percent neutral formalin in time, embedded by paraffin, cut into a thickness of 10 mu m, and made into a tissue slice by a slide with positive charges; since only 10 μm thick, a part of nuclei were found to be incomplete under a microscope, and thus, gene deletion in a partial false negative was observed.
The specific operation steps of the lymph node puncture biopsy sample are that human lymph node cells are obtained through puncture and are fixed by 10% neutral formalin in time.
In the invention, because the lymph node aspiration biopsy has little harm to a patient and a simple sampling process, compared with the circulation characteristic of blood, the lymph node aspiration biopsy can also be positioned, and has special advantages as an experimental sample.
Preferably, the sample to be tested is a lymph node aspiration biopsy sample.
Preferably, the imprinted gene is Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16, the imprinted gene Z1 is Gnas, the imprinted gene Z2 is Igf2, the imprinted gene Z3 is Peg10, the imprinted gene Z4 is Igf2r, the imprinted gene Z r is Mest, the imprinted gene Z r is Plagl r, the imprinted gene Z r is Dcn, the imprinted gene Z r is Dlk r, the imprinted gene Z r is Gatm, the imprinted gene Z r is Grb r, the imprinted gene Z r is Peg r, the imprinted gene Z r is Sgce, the imprinted gene Z r is slsc 38a, the imprinted gene Z r is snrpf r, and the imprinted gene Z r is snrpf r.
In the invention, the imprinted genes Z1(Gnas), Z2(Igf2), Z3(Peg10), Z4(Igf2r), Z5(Mest), Z6(Plagl1), Z8(Dcn), Z9(Dlk1), Z10(Gatm), Z11(Grb10), Z12(Peg3), Z13(Sgce), Z14(Slc38a4), Z15(Diras3) and Z16(Snrpn/Snurf) have different degrees of expression in normal tumor cell tissues and lymph nodes, and the expression amount and the imprinting state can be obviously changed in the case of malignant lesion.
In the present invention, the designed probe is designed based on imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16, i.e., Gnas, Igf2, Peg10, Igf2r, Mest, Plagl1, Dcn, Dlk1, Gatm, Grb10, Peg3, Sgce, Slc38a4, Diras3 and Snrpn/Snurf, specifically, a sequence is selected as a probe in the intron of each gene, and a specific probe is designed by Advanced Diagnostics.
Preferably, the in situ hybridization uses an RNAscope in situ hybridization method.
Preferably, the RNAscope in situ hybridization method uses a single-channel or multi-channel color development kit or a single-channel or multi-channel fluorescence kit, preferably a single-channel red/brown color development kit or a multi-channel fluorescence kit.
The multichannel chromogenic kit or the multichannel fluorescence kit comprises two channels or a chromogenic kit or a fluorescence kit with more than two channels, and the two-channel chromogenic kit or the two-channel fluorescence kit can use two imprinted gene probes or the joint expression of an imprinted gene and other genes or even the comprehensive expression of a plurality of imprinted genes and non-imprinted genes.
According to the present invention, the formula for calculating the total expression level of the imprinted gene, the deletion expression level of the imprinted gene, and the copy number abnormal expression level of the imprinted gene in the model is as follows:
total expression amount ═ (b + c + d)/(a + b + c + d) × 100%;
normal imprinted gene expression level b/(b + c + d) × 100%;
the expression Level (LOI) of the imprinted gene-deleted gene (c/(b + c + d) × 100%;
the gene expression level (CNV) of an abnormal copy number of the imprinted gene was d/(b + c + d) × 100%;
wherein a is cell nucleus without marker and without expressed marking gene after hematoxylin staining; b is the cell nucleus with a red/brown mark and the gene existence is marked after the cell is stained by hematoxylin; c, after hematoxylin staining is carried out on the cells, two red/brown marks exist in cell nuclei, and the cell nuclei with gene deletion are marked; and d is the nucleus with more than two red/brown marks and abnormal copy number of the marked gene after the cell is subjected to hematoxylin staining.
In the invention, the marker after hematoxylin staining is selected from red or brown, and the staining marker with other colors can also be used for calculating the expression quantity of the imprinted gene, the deletion expression quantity of the imprinted gene and the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted gene.
In the invention, the existence of imprinted gene, imprinted gene deletion or copy number abnormality in each cell nucleus is judged by a probe through in situ hybridization and Hemotoxy (hematoxylin) cell nucleus staining amplification signals under a microscope of 40X or 60X, and the tumor benign and malignant degree of the sample and the cancer cell metastasis degree in lymph nodes are judged by calculating the total expression quantity of the imprinted gene, the expression quantity of the imprinted gene deletion gene and the gene expression quantity of the imprinted gene copy number abnormality. Since the section is only 10 μm, approximately 20% of the nuclei seen under the microscope are incomplete, i.e., there is a possibility of partial false negatives.
According to the present invention, the imprinted gene classification model for lymphoma is classified into five different grades for the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount, and the total expression amount.
The five different grades were such that at least 1200 cells were counted in the region where each probe was most positively expressed in the sample, and the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount, and total expression amount of the eight imprinted genes of Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 were divided, respectively.
The five different grades of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount and the total expression amount for Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 are:
level 0: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is less than 16%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is less than 1.5%, or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is less than 20%;
stage I: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 16-20%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 1.5-2.5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 20-30% or the combination of at least two of the above;
II stage: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 20-25%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 2.5-5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 30-40%, or the combination of at least two of the above;
grade III: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 25-30%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 5-7% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is 40-50% or the combination of at least two of the above;
stage IV: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is more than 30%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is more than 7% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is more than 50%;
in the present invention, the imprinted gene deletion expression level, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression level and the total expression level of the imprinted genes Z1, Z11, Z13 and Z16 are independent from each other.
The five different grades of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount and the total expression amount for Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 are:
level 0: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is less than 8%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is less than 0.5%, or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is less than 15%;
stage I: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 8-15%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 0.5-1.5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 15-20% or the combination of at least two of the above;
II stage: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 15-20%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 1.5-2.5% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 20-30% or the combination of at least two of the above;
grade III: the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 20-25%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 2.5-4% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is 30-40%, or the combination of at least two of the above;
stage IV: any one or a combination of at least two of the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is more than 25%, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is more than 4% or the total expression amount of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 is more than 40%;
in the present invention, the imprinted gene deletion expression level, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression level and the total expression level of the imprinted genes Z4, Z5, Z6 and Z8 are independent from each other.
Preferably, the benign and malignant degree of the lymphoma is divided into benign tumor, malignant potential lymphoma, early stage malignant lymphoma, intermediate stage malignant lymphoma and advanced stage malignant lymphoma;
preferably, as a result of the determination of the malignancy and malignancy of lymphoma, when both the imprinted gene deletion expression amount and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 are less than class I or the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of no more than 1 imprinted gene among the imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is class I and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of no more than 1 imprinted gene among the imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is class I, the lymphoma is a benign tumor;
preferably, the judging of the malignancy or malignancy of lymphoma is carried out in any case where the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an imprinting gene deletion expression level of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 of class I, the imprinting gene copy number abnormal expression level of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class I or the imprinting gene deletion expression level of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class II and the imprinting gene copy number abnormal expression level of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class II;
preferably, the judging of the malignancy or malignancy of lymphoma is carried out in any case where the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class II, the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level of copy number of class II, or the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class III and the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level III, and the imprinting genes have an abnormal expression level III;
preferably, the judging of the malignancy or malignancy of lymphoma is carried out in any case where the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class III, the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level of class III, or the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class IV, and the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level IV, and the imprinting genes have an abnormal expression level IV, and the lymphoma is considered to be malignant;
preferably, the advanced lymphoma is determined as a result of the determination of the malignancy or malignancy of the lymphoma if the loss expression level of at least 2 imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is IV grade, or the copy number abnormal expression level of at least 2 imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is IV grade.
According to the present invention, the imprinted gene grading model for lymphatic metastatic cancer, the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount is divided into three different grades.
The three different grades are such that at least 1200 cells are counted in the region where the sample is most positively expressed, and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amounts of fifteen imprinted genes of Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16 are divided respectively.
The three different grades of the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted gene aiming at Z1 and Z16 are:
level 0: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 is less than 5%;
stage I: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 is 5-10%;
II stage: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 is more than 10%;
in the present invention, the copy number abnormal expression levels of the imprinted genes Z1 and Z16 are independent of each other.
The three different grades for the segregation of the copy number aberrant expression levels of imprinted genes for Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 are:
level 0: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 is less than 2%;
stage I: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 is 2-5%;
II stage: the copy number abnormal expression quantity of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 is more than 5%;
in the present invention, the copy number abnormal expression levels of the imprinted genes Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14 and Z15 are independent of each other.
Preferably, the degree of metastasis of cancer cells in the lymphatic metastatic cancer is judged as non-metastasis, mild metastasis and severe metastasis.
Preferably, the judging of the degree of metastasis of cancer cells of the lymphatic metastatic cancer is that the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16 have abnormal expression levels of imprinted gene copy number less than level I or that the imprinted genes of not more than 1 imprinted genes among the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16 have abnormal expression levels of imprinted gene copy number I and are not metastatic;
preferably, the judging of the degree of metastasis of cancer cells of the lymphatic metastatic cancer is carried out in a case where the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted gene of at least 2 imprinted genes among the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is class I or the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted gene of not more than 1 imprinted gene among the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is class II, and the case is light metastasis;
preferably, as a result of the determination of the degree of metastasis of cancer cells in the lymphatic metastatic cancer, when the copy number abnormal expression level of the imprinted gene of at least 2 imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is class II, the cancer cells are highly metastatic.
In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a model according to the first and/or second aspect or a device according to the third aspect for use in the manufacture of a medicament or kit for the detection and/or treatment of lymphoma and/or lymphoid metastatic cancer.
Preferably, the benign and malignant degree of the lymphoma is judged to be benign tumor, malignant potential lymphoma, early malignant lymphoma, intermediate malignant lymphoma and advanced malignant lymphoma;
preferably, as a result of the determination of the malignancy and malignancy of lymphoma, when both the imprinted gene deletion expression amount and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of the imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 are less than class I or the imprinted gene deletion expression amount of no more than 1 imprinted gene among the imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is class I and the imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amount of no more than 1 imprinted gene among the imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is class I, the lymphoma is a benign tumor;
preferably, the judging of the malignancy or malignancy of lymphoma is carried out by judging that the imprinting gene deletion expression level of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class I, the imprinting gene copy number abnormal expression level of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class I or the imprinting gene copy number abnormal expression level of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class II and the imprinting gene copy number abnormal expression level of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 is class II, and judging that the lymphoma is malignant;
preferably, the judging of the malignancy or malignancy of lymphoma is carried out in any case where the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class II, the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level of copy number of class II, or the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class III and the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level III, and the imprinting genes have an abnormal expression level III;
preferably, the judging of the malignancy or malignancy of lymphoma is carried out in any case where the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class III, the imprinting genes of at least 2 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level of class III, or the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have a deletion expression level of class IV, and the imprinting genes of no more than 1 of the imprinting genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13 and Z16 have an abnormal expression level IV, and the imprinting genes have an abnormal expression level IV, and the lymphoma is considered to be malignant;
preferably, the advanced lymphoma is determined as a result of the determination of the malignancy or malignancy of the lymphoma if the loss expression level of at least 2 imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is IV grade, or the copy number abnormal expression level of at least 2 imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z11, Z13, and Z16 is IV grade.
Preferably, the degree of metastasis in the lymphatic metastatic cancer is judged as non-metastasis, mild metastasis and severe metastasis;
preferably, as a result of the determination of the degree of metastasis in the lymphatic metastatic cancer, the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16 have imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amounts less than class I or imprinted gene copy number abnormal expression amounts of not more than 1 imprinted gene among imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15 and Z16 are class I, and are non-metastatic;
preferably, as a result of the determination of the degree of metastasis in the lymphatic metastatic cancer, mild metastasis is obtained if the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted gene of at least 2 imprinted genes among the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is class I or the abnormal expression level of the copy number of the imprinted genes of not more than 1 imprinted gene among the imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is class II;
preferably, as a result of the determination of the degree of metastasis in the lymphatic metastatic cancer, the degree of metastasis is determined to be severe metastasis if the abnormal expression level of copy number of the imprinted gene of at least 2 imprinted genes among imprinted genes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z10, Z11, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, and Z16 is level II.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) the detection model and the device of the invention express the expression of the imprinting deletion on the samples of patients with lymphoma and cancer lymphatic metastasis by an intuitive method, objectively, intuitively, early and accurately detect the change of the imprinting (imprinting) gene by a method for marking the imprinting gene in situ, can provide a quantitative model and make great contribution to the diagnosis of the lymphoma and cancer lymphatic metastasis;
(2) the detection device can judge the benign and malignant degree of the lymphoma by lymph node puncture biopsy cells before the operation of a lymphoma patient, thereby providing a basis for the operation and accurate treatment, which is a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of cell molecules for diagnosing the lymphoma;
(3) the method can accurately distinguish benign lymphoproliferation from early malignant lymphoma, definitely grades the malignancy degree of the lymphoma by combined detection of imprinting genes, greatly improves early and definite diagnosis of the malignant lymphoma, has simple material taking process, can be used for early general investigation and cancer postoperative follow-up visit, particularly for tracking follow-up visit of suspected relapsing patients, can strive for time, and makes great contribution to saving the lives of the patients;
(4) the detection device can obtain whether cancer cells have lymph metastasis or not and judge the metastasis range by lymph node puncture before the operation of a cancer patient, help doctors determine the range of surgical resection and lymph node cleaning and the selection of a postoperative treatment scheme, and greatly reduce postoperative recurrence;
(5) the detection method is different from an immunohistochemical method, reduces false positive and other negative effects, and can be used for guiding later treatment and medication through a targeted medicine or a technical method for silencing, rejecting and rearranging the gene of the discovered lymphoma-related imprinted gene deletion site.