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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2016

Overexpression of Eg5 correlates with high grade astrocytic neoplasm.

Liqiong Liu, Xichun Liu, Marcus Mare, Aaron S Dumont, Haitao Zhang, Dong Yan, Zhenggang Xiong

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liqiong LiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Xichun LiuSection of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., SL-79, New Orleans, LA, 70112-2632, USA.
Marcus MareDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112-2632, USA.
Aaron S DumontDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112-2632, USA.
Haitao ZhangSection of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., SL-79, New Orleans, LA, 70112-2632, USA.
Dong YanDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112-2632, USA.
Zhenggang XiongSection of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., SL-79, New Orleans, LA, 70112-2632, USA. zxiong@tulane.edu.
Tulane University · USLouisiana State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between Eg5 and histopathological grade of astrocytoma, Eg5 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical examination on 88 specimens including 25 cases of glioblastoma (WHO grade IV), 22 cases of anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III), 20 cases of diffuse astrocytoma (WHO grade II), and 21 cases of pilocytic astrocytoma (WHO grade I). The histopathological characteristics and Eg5 expression level of each tumor were assessed and statistically analyzed. Astrocytic tumors exhibited significant correlation of expression of Eg5 with higher WHO histopathological grades (p < 0.001). Eg5 is expressed in 51-98% (mean 76.88%) of neoplastic cells in glioblastoma, 34-57% (mean 43.59%) of neoplastic cells in anaplastic astrocytoma, 6-36% (mean 18.60%) of neoplastic cells in diffuse astrocytoma, and 2-28% (mean 13.48%) of neoplastic cells in pilocytic astrocytoma. In conclusion, overexpression of Eg5 associates with high-grade astrocytic neoplasm, and it may represent an independent diagnostic and prognostic factor in grading astrocytic tumors and predicting prognosis of astrocytic tumor patients.

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AstrocytesBrain NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKi-67 AntigenKinesinsMaleKi-67 AntigenKIF11 protein, humanKinesinsAstrocytic neoplasmEg5GradingPrognosis

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