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ArticleTranslational oncology2014

Expression of the Androgen Receptor, pAkt, and pPTEN in Breast Cancer and Their Potential in Prognostication.

Aisha Sultana, Romana Idress, Zulfiqar Ali Naqvi, Iqbal Azam, Shaista Khan, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, El-Nasir Lalani

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Article in Translational oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Aisha SultanaDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Romana IdressDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Zulfiqar Ali NaqviDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Iqbal AzamDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shaista KhanDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Anwar Ali SiddiquiDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
El-Nasir LalaniDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: elnasir.lalani@aku.edu.
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Abstract

backgroundImportance of androgen receptor (AR) as an independent prognostic marker in Pakistani women with breast cancer (BCa) remains unexplored. Our aim was to identify the expression and potential prognostic value of AR, its upstream regulator (pAkt) and target gene (pPTEN) in invasive BCa.

methodsThis study used a cohort of 200 Pakistani women with invasive BCa diagnosed during 2002-2011. Expression of AR, pAkt and pPTEN was determined on formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections by immunohistochemistry. The association of AR, pAkt and pPTEN with clinicopathological parameters was determined. Survival analyses were undertaken on patients with ≥5years of follow-up (n=82).

resultsExpression of AR, pAkt and pPTEN was observed in 47.5%, 81.3% and 50.6% of patients, respectively. AR-expressing tumors were low or intermediate in grade (P<.001) and expressed ER (P=.002) and PR (P=.001). Patients with AR

conclusionAR-expressing tumors are frequently characterized by low or intermediate grade tumors, expressing ER and PR. In addition, expression of AR, pAkt and pPTEN, could be considered in prognostication of patients with invasive BCa.

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