Aberrant membranous expression of ß-catenin predicts poor prognosis in patients with craniopharyngioma.
Ann Diagn Pathol
; 19(6): 403-8, 2015 Dec.
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The objective of this study is to investigate ß-catenin expression in craniopharyngioma patients and determine its significance in predicting the prognosis of this disease. Fifty craniopharyngioma patients were enrolled in this study. Expression of ß-catenin in tumor specimens collected from these patients was examined through immunostaining. In addition, mutation of exon 3 in the ß-catenin gene, CTNNB1, was analyzed using polymerase chain reaction, denaturing high-pressure liquid chromatography, and DNA sequencing. Based on these results, we explored the association between membranous ß-catenin expression, clinical and pathologic characteristics, and prognoses in these patients. Of all craniopharyngioma specimens, 31 (62.0%) had preserved membranous ß-catenin expression, whereas the remaining 19 specimens (38.0%) displayed aberrant expression. Statistical analysis showed a significant correlation between aberrant membranous ß-catenin expression and CTNNB1 exon 3 mutation, as well as between aberrant membranous ß-catenin expression and the histopathologic type of craniopharyngioma and type of resection in our patient population. Furthermore, aberrant membranous ß-catenin expression was found to be associated with poor patient survival. Results of Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis further confirmed this finding. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that aberrant membranous ß-catenin expression was significantly correlated with poor survival in patients with craniopharyngioma. This raises the possibility for use of aberrant membranous ß-catenin expression as an independent risk factor in predicting the prognosis of this disease.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Hipofisárias
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Membrana Celular
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Craniofaringioma
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Beta Catenina
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Ann Diagn Pathol
Assunto da revista:
PATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article