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ArticleGerman medical science : GMS e-journal2009

Detection of HER-2/neu, c-myc amplification and p53 inactivation by FISH in Egyptian patients with breast cancer.

Manal F Ismail, Magdy Sayed Aly, Hussein M Khaled, Hanaa M Mohamed

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Article in German medical science : GMS e-journal, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Gene copy number variation in male breast cancer by aCGH.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2011
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manal F IsmailDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Magdy Sayed Aly
Hussein M Khaled
Hanaa M Mohamed
Cairo University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. The clinical course of this disease is highly variable and clinicians continuously search for prognostic parameters that can accurately predict prognosis, and indicate a suitable adjuvant therapy for each patient. Amplification of the two oncogenes HER-2/neu and c-myc and inactivation of the tumor suppressor gene p53 are frequently encountered in breast carcinomas. The purpose of this study was to use the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for the assessment of HER-2/neu and c-myc amplification and p53 inactivation and to relate these molecular markers with the commonly used clinical and pathological factors. The study was conducted on 34 tissue samples obtained from 33 females and 1 male with breast carcinomas and 17 samples obtained from 16 females and 1 male with benign breast lesions. Results revealed that the level of HER-2/neu, c-myc and p53 in the malignant group was significantly increased as compared to the benign group. On relating the level of the molecular markers to clinicopathological factors, p53 was significantly associated with increased patient's age. The sensitivity of the investigated markers significantly increased with larger tumor size. Concerning tumor grade, HER-2/neu and p53 showed a significant increase in low-grade tumors whereas c-myc showed a highly significant increase in high-grade tumors. With regard to disease staging, HER-2/neu and c-myc were the only markers that showed significant increase at late stages of disease. p53 and HER-2/neu were significantly associated with positive lymph nodal status. A significant correlation was obtained between the levels of the three biomarkers to each other. Conclusively, the combination of HER-2/neu, c-myc and p53 can stratify patients into different risk groups.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleEgyptErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesMYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTumor Suppressor Protein p53breast cancerc-mycfluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)genetic alterationsHER-2/neup53

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