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ArticleOncology letters2018

Expression of DNA doublestrand repair proteins in oral leukoplakia and the risk of malignant transformation.

Minwen Zhu, Wei Liu, Linjun Shi, Xuan Xiao, Wenyan Wu, Lan Wu, Zengtong Zhou

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Minwen ZhuDepartment of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Wei LiuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Linjun ShiDepartment of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Xuan XiaoDepartment of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Wenyan WuDepartment of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Lan WuDepartment of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Zengtong ZhouDepartment of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study assessed the expression of the DNA doublestrand repair (DDR) proteins ATM serine/threonine kinase (ATM), checkpoint kinase 2 (CHEK2) and γH2A histone family member X (γH2AFX) in oral leukoplakia (OL) and evaluated their clinical significance and usefulness as biomarkers for predicting OL transformation. Retrospectively, ATM, CHEK2 and γH2AFX protein levels were evaluated using immunohistochemical analysis in 61 OL, 33 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and 15 normal oral mucosa tissues. OL tissues were classified into two groups according to the epithelial dysplasia pathology: The low risk dysplasia group (n=41) and the high-risk dysplasia group (n=20). The results of the present study revealed that the expression of ATM and γH2AFX in OSCC was significantly increased compared with that in OL with low-risk dysplasia and normal oral mucosa tissues. There was no statistically significant difference in CHEK2 expression among the groups. ATM expression was correlated with that of γH2AFX in OSCC tissue. The prognostic values of the DDR proteins and their correlation with clinical and pathological parameters were evaluated further in 99 OL patients with low risk dysplasia. Multivariate analysis revealed that increased expression of ATM and γH2AFX was significantly associated with an increased risk of malignant transformation. Immunohistochemical analysis of ATM and γH2AFX protein expression provided useful prognostic information on the carcinogenesis of OL. Increased ATM and γH2AFX expression may indicate a poor prognosis.

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ATM serine/threonine kinasecheckpoint kinase 2DNA doublestrand repair proteinoral leukoplakiaoral squamous cell carcinomaprognostic markerγH2A histone family member X

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