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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2000

Prostate tumours from an Asian population: examination of bax, bcl-2, p53 and ras and identification of bax as a prognostic marker.

S J Chia, W Y Tang, J Elnatan, W M Yap, H S Goh, D R Smith

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. EFFECTS OF SALVIA MILTIORRHIZAE ON THE KIDNEY OF RATS WITH SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS AND OBSTRUTIVE JAUNDICE.African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM · 2017
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S J ChiaDepartment of General Surgery, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Moulmein Road, 308433, Singapore.
W Y Tang
J Elnatan
W M Yap
H S Goh
D R Smith
Tan Tock Seng Hospital · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular studies have suggested that ethnicity may play a significant role in prostate tumorigenesis, but no information exists for groups other than Caucasian or Japanese patients. We examined 62 archival samples of prostate tumours from Asians of non-Japanese origin for the over-expression of p53, for the possible presence of mutated ras genes, for the overexpression of the bcl-2 and bax proteins, as well as directly for the presence of apoptotic cells by the TUNEL methodology. Gene lesions of both ras (0%) and p53 (3%) were rare. While bcl-2 expression was not observed in any sample, bax expression was noted in 76% of samples and was associated with a significantly worse patient prognosis both overall (P< 0.005) and specifically in Chinese patients (P< 0.02). Apoptotic cells were found in 61% of samples, and were significantly associated with the presence of bax expression (P = 0.002), but not patient survival. These results suggest that prostate tumours from non-Japanese Asians are genetically distinct from prostate tumour found in both Japanese and Caucasian patients, and that treatment modalities may need to be tailored for specific population groups.

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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2AgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisAsiaAsian Peoplebcl-2-Associated X ProteinGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, bcl-2Genes, p53Genes, rasGenetics, PopulationHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMaleBAX protein, humanbcl-2-Associated X ProteinProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

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PMID10952781
PMCPMC2363530
OpenAlexW1595604365

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