Relationship between mammaglobin expression and estrogen receptor status in breast tumors.
Endocrine
; 21(3): 245-50, 2003 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Mammaglobin (SCGB2A2) is a breast-specific member of the secretoglobin (SCGB) gene family. SCGB2A2 has previously been found overexpressed in breast tumors but possible associations between its expression and established prognostic tumor characteristics such as the levels of estrogen and progesterone receptors have not yet been investigated. We evaluated SCGB2A2 expression at the mRNA and at the protein level by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunocytochemistry in 52 and 32 breast tumors, respectively. Both SCGB2A2 mRNA and protein expression were significantly higher in estrogen-receptor-positive compared to estrogen-receptor-negative tumors (Mann- Whitney rank sum test, p = 0.04; chi-square test, p = 0.01; respectively). In contrast, SCGB2A2 expression did not correlate with progesterone receptor levels or Nottingham grade. As estrogen and antiestrogen treatment of estrogen-positive breast cancer cell lines does not modify SCGB2A2 expression we suggest that SCGB2A2 may be a new independent breast cancer prognostic marker.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Uteroglobina
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Receptores de Progesterona
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Receptores de Estrogênio
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Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Proteínas de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Article