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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2009

Association of TGIFLX/Y mRNA expression with prostate cancer.

Z Ousati Ashtiani, M Ayati, M H Modarresi, R Raoofian, B Sabah Goulian, W K Greene, M Heidari

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Z Ousati AshtianiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Pour Sina Ave, Tehran, Iran.
M Ayati
M H Modarresi
R Raoofian
B Sabah Goulian
W K Greene
M Heidari
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRImam Khomeini Hospital · IRMurdoch University · AUUniversity of Tehran · IR

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common type of solid tumor and a leading cause of cancer-related death of men living in the developed world. In recent years, the molecular mechanisms involved in prostate cancer development and/or progression have been intensely studied and several genes have been identified. TGIFLX/Y (TGIFLX and TGIFLY) are members of the homeobox superfamily of genes whose function(s) is unknown. To investigate TGIFLX/Y mRNA expression in prostate cancer, we studied two different types of clinical samples, namely 60 prostate tumors and 15 cases of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), by RT-PCR. Our results revealed that most prostate tumors (73.5%) express at least one of these genes, although different patterns of TGIFLX/Y mRNA expression were observed. In some tumor samples the expression of both genes was detected, while in others no expression of either gene was observed. Notably, there was a significant correlation between expression of both TGIFLX and TGIFLY and a Gleason score of >or=6 (P = 0.038). By contrast, expression of TGIFLX/Y mRNA in BPH samples could not be detected. These results suggest an association of TGIFLX/Y expression with the progression of prostate cancer.

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Homeodomain ProteinsAgedAged, 80 and overGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedProstatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerHomeodomain ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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