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ArticleActa clinica Croatica2018

Differential Expression of TFF Genes and Proteins in Breast Tumors.

Maja Tolušić Levak, Martina Mihalj, Ivan Koprivčić, Ivana Lovrić, Sanja Novak, Nikola Bijelić, Mirela Baus-Lončar, Tatjana Belovari, Kristina Kralik, Biljana Pauzar

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Article in Acta clinica Croatica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maja Tolušić LevakDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Martina MihaljDepartment of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Ivan KoprivčićDepartment of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Ivana LovrićDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Sanja NovakDepartment of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Nikola BijelićDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Mirela Baus-LončarDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
Tatjana BelovariDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Kristina KralikDepartment of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Biljana PauzarDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine differential expression of TFF1, TFF2 and TFF3 genes and proteins in breast tumor subtypes. In addition, we investigated the correlation between TFF genes within tumor subgroups, and TFF genes with clinical and pathologic characteristics of the tumor. Study group included 122 patients with surgically removed breast tumors. Samples were investigated using qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. TFF1 and TFF3 genes and proteins were expressed in breast tumors, while the levels of TFF2 gene and protein expression were very low or undetectable. TFF1 was significantly more expressed in benign tumors, while TFF3 was more expressed in malignant tumors. Gene and protein expression of both TFF1 and TFF3 was greater in lymph node-negative tumors, hormone positive tumors, tumors with moderate levels of Ki67 expression, and in grade II tumors. A strong positive correlation was found between TFF1 and TFF3 genes, and the expression of both negatively correlated with Ki67 and the level of tumor histologic differentiation. Our results suggest that TFF1 and TFF3, but not TFF2, may have a role in breast tumor pathogenesis and could be used in the assessment of tumor differentiation and malignancy.

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Breast NeoplasmsTrefoil Factor-1Trefoil Factor-2Trefoil Factor-3Biomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansMucinsMuscle ProteinsPeptidesBiomarkers, TumorMucinsMuscle ProteinsPeptidesTFF1 protein, humanTFF2 protein, humanTFF3 protein, humanTrefoil Factor-1Trefoil Factor-2Trefoil Factor-3BiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsImmunohistochemistryKi-67 AntigenLymph NodesNeoplasm ProteinsPolymerase Chain Reaction

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PMID30431719
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