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ArticleCancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers2017

FBLN-4 and BCRP genes as two prognostic markers are downregulated in breast cancer tissue.

Jamshid Motalebzadeh, Frouzandeh Mahjoubi, Nahid Nafissi, Maria Hashemian, Mohsen Taheri, Younes Hosseinpour

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Jamshid MotalebzadehDepartment of Clinical Genetic, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
Frouzandeh MahjoubiDepartment of Clinical Genetic, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
Nahid NafissiIran University of Medical Science, RasoleAkram Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Maria HashemianDepartment of Surgery, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen TaheriDepartment of Clinical Genetic, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
Younes HosseinpourDepartment of Clinical Genetic, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · IRMilad Hospital · IRRasool Akram Hospital · IR

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backgroundFibulin-4 (FBLN-4) is an extracellular glycoprotein that is upregulated in some cancer and is khown as prognostic marker in ovarian and cervical cancer. Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) is an ATP-binding cassette transporter that facilitates the efflux of various anticancer drugs from the cell and cause MDR phenotype in breast tumors. Many studies are available that indicat overexpression of BCRP gene in breast cancer.

objectiveIn the present study we aimed to analyze the expression level of FBLN-4 and BCRP in Iranian breast cancer patients.

methodsWe collected 40 samples of breast cancer and normal tissue from Tehran Khatam-al-Anbia hospital. To analyze the gene expression by using Real Time RT-PCR FBLN-4 and BCRP gene expression level were measured and then the association of gene expression with breast cancer were determined.

resultsSurprisingly the expression level of FBLN-4 and BCRP genes were downregulated in tumor tissues compared to adjacent normal tissues. Comparison of the gene expression and clinico-pathology reports indicate FBLN-4 gene expression was associated with breast cancer histological grade. We found no correlation between the expressions of BCRP gene with any clinico-pathological characters.

conclusionInterestingly and in contrast with our expectation, we found that the expression level of FBLN-4 and BCRP were downregulated in tumor compared to adjacent normal tissues. FBLN-4 was associated with grade histology and therefore can be considered as a potential prognostic biomarker.

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AdultAgedATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCalcium-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsPrognosisABCG2 protein, humanATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2Biomarkers, TumorCalcium-Binding ProteinsfibulinNeoplasm ProteinsBCRPbreast cancerFibulin-4prognostic marker

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