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ArticleIranian biomedical journal2016

BIRC5 Genomic Copy Number Variation in Early-Onset Breast Cancer.

Kimia Ghaffari, Mehrdad Hashemi, Elmira Ebrahimi, Reza Shirkoohi

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Article in Iranian biomedical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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Kimia GhaffariDepartment of Genetics, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrdad HashemiDepartment of Genetics, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Elmira EbrahimiGroup of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza ShirkoohiGroup of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

backgroundBaculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat-containing 5 (BIRC5) gene is an inhibitor of apoptosis that expresses in human embryonic tissues but it is absent in most healthy adult tissues. The copy number of BIRC5 has been indicated to be highly increased in tumor tissues; however, its association with the age of onset in breast cancer is not well understood.

methodsForty tumor tissues of breast cancer were obtained from Tumor Bank of Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran. BIRC5 gene copy number variation (CNV) was evaluated using Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) and then compared with the age of onset for each patient.

resultsBIRC5 amplification was seen in 17.5% of cases. Also, a significant association was observed between BIRC5 gene amplification and individuals under 40 years of age (P=0.04).

conclusionBIRC5 gene has the potential to be a marker for the detection and prognosis of cancer at an early age.

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AdultAge FactorsAge of OnsetBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDNA Copy Number VariationsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionSurvivinBiomarkers, TumorBIRC5 protein, humanInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsSurvivinAmplificationBIRC5Breast cancerMLPA

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