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ArticleBMC cancer2008

Immunohistochemical profiling of benign, low malignant potential and low grade serous epithelial ovarian tumors.

Véronique Ouellet, Tak Hay Ling, Karine Normandin, Jason Madore, Christian Lussier, Véronique Barrès, Dimcho Bachvarov, Claudine Rancourt, Patricia N Tonin, Diane M Provencher and 1 more

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Article in BMC cancer, 2008. 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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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Véronique OuelletCentre de recherche du centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal/Institut du cancer de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. ouelletv@yahoo.ca
Tak Hay Ling
Karine Normandin
Jason Madore
Christian Lussier
Véronique Barrès
Dimcho Bachvarov
Claudine Rancourt
Patricia N Tonin
Diane M Provencher
Anne-Marie Mes-Masson
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CAHôtel-Dieu de Québec · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversité de Sherbrooke · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSerous epithelial ovarian tumors can be subdivided into benign (BOV), low malignant potential (LMP) or borderline and invasive (TOV) tumors. Although the molecular characteristics of serous BOV, LMP and low grade (LG) TOV tumors has been initiated, definitive immunohistochemical markers to distinguish between these tumor types have not been defined.

methodsIn the present study, we used a tissue array composed of 27 BOVs, 78 LMPs and 23 LG TOVs to evaluate the protein expression of a subset of selected candidates identified in our previous studies (Ape1, Set, Ran, Ccne1 and Trail) or known to be implicated in epithelial ovarian cancer disease (p21, Ccnb1, Ckd1).

resultsStatistically significant difference in protein expression was observed for Ccnb1 when BOV tumors were compared to LMP tumors (p = 0.003). When BOV were compared to LG TOV tumors, Trail was significantly expressed at a higher level in malignant tumors (p = 0.01). Expression of p21 was significantly lower in LG tumors when compared with either BOVs (p = 0.03) or LMPs (p = 0.001). We also observed that expression of p21 was higher in LMP tumors with no (p = 0.02) or non-invasive (p = 0.01) implants compared to the LMP associated with invasive implants.

conclusionThis study represents an extensive analyse of the benign and highly differentiated ovarian disease from an immunohistochemical perspective.

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Biomarkers, TumorCystadenoma, SerousFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryOvarian NeoplasmsTissue Array AnalysisBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID19032793
PMCPMC2610034
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