Publications by authors named "Iva Kroupova"

Clinical, histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and genetic analyses of 2 osteoclastic giant cell tumors of the pancreas are presented. The neoplasms were composed of osteoclastic giant cells and pleomorphic cells (PCs). The tissue-specific markers gave evidence of mesenchymal nature of the osteoclastic giant cells, as well as other components of the tumor, and lacked any signs of epithelial differentiation in both patients.

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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) is an autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by selective atrophy and progressive weakness of proximal girdle muscles. LGMD2A, the most prevalent form of LGMD, is caused by mutations in the CAPN3 gene that encodes the skeletal muscle-specific member of the calpain family, calpain-3 (p 94). We examined the histopathologic and molecular pathologic findings in 14 Czech LGMD2A patients.

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We show that common heterochromatin antigenic protein markers [HP1alpha, -beta, -gamma and mono-, di-, and trimethylated histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9)], although present in human blood progenitor CD34+ cells, differentiated lymphocytes, and monocytes, are absent in neutrophil granulocytes and to large extent, in eosinophils. Monomethylated and in particular, dimethylated H3K9 are present to variable degrees in the granulocytes of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, without being accompanied by HP1 proteins. In patients with an acute phase of CML and in acute myeloid leukemia patients, strong methylation of H3K9 and all isoforms of HP1 are detected.

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Calpain3 (CAPN3, p94) is a muscle-specific nonlysosomal cysteine proteinase. Loss of proteolytic function or change of other properties of this enzyme (such as stability or ability to interact with other muscular proteins) is manifested as limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A, calpainopathy). These pathological changes in properties of calpain3 are caused by mutations in the calpain3 gene.

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