Immunohistochemical and molecular evaluation of TUSC2 expression in breast cancer.
Mol Biol Rep
; 51(1): 394, 2024 Mar 06.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Tumor suppressor candidate 2 has shown to be deleted in lung, colon, and bladder cancer types. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the expression of TUSC2 in breast cancer. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A total of thirty patients with breast cancer were included in the study. Normal and tumor tissue samples from fresh mastectomy materials were stored at -80 C until the number of cases was completed for gene expression analysis. Histopathological examination was carried out with routine hematoxylin & eosin method. TUSC2 staining was performed for immunohistochemical analysis.RESULTS:
The tumors of thirteen patients were Luminal A, fourteen patients were Luminal B, one patient was cerbB2(+), and tumors of two patients were triple-negative. Ki67 proliferation index was less than 14% in fifteen cases and tumor size was less than 2 cm in seven cases. Lymphovascular invasion and lymph node metastasis were present in thirteen cases. Statistically, TUSC2 expression significantly decreased or was lost in breast tumor tissues compared to normal tissues (p < 0.0001). TUSC2 expression decreased as the Ki67 proliferation index increased (p = 0.0003), and TUSC2 expression decreased as tumor size increased (p = 0.0483). The loss or decrease in the TUSC2 expression was significant as the tumor grade increased (p = 0.3740). Gene expression analysis correlated with immunohistochemistry results.CONCLUSION:
The results of the present study demonstrated a decrease or loss of TUSC2 expression in breast cancer tissue compared to normal tissue. A correlation was found between TUSC2 expression and Ki67 proliferation index and tumor size.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Neoplasias Mamárias Animais
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Biol Rep
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia