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ArticlePancreas

FGD4 (Frabin) Overexpression in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.

Mohammad Shahid, Tarra B George, James Saller, Mohammad Haija, Zena Sayegh, David Boulware, Jonathan Strosberg, Ratna Chakrabarti, Domenico Coppola

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Article in Pancreas. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad ShahidFrom the Departments of Anatomic Pathology.
Tarra B GeorgeFrom the Departments of Anatomic Pathology.
James SallerFrom the Departments of Anatomic Pathology.
Mohammad HaijaFrom the Departments of Anatomic Pathology.
Zena SayeghFrom the Departments of Anatomic Pathology.
David BoulwareBioinformatics and Biostatistics.
Jonathan StrosbergGastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa.
Ratna ChakrabartiBurnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Domenico CoppolaFrom the Departments of Anatomic Pathology.
Moffitt Cancer Center · USUniversity of Central Florida · US

Funding

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHP30CA076292 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI KENNETH Lynn WRIGHT · 1998 to 2026
$93.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA076292
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe pathogenesis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) is still unclear. We propose Frabin as a new molecular alteration in PNETs. Frabin is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor playing a role in mediating actin cytoskeleton changes during cell migration, morphogenesis, polarization, and division.

methodsPatients with PNETs of different grades were assessed for Frabin expression using immunohistochemistry and tissue microarray. The tissue microarray included 12 grade 1 and 3 grade 2 PNETs and 14 grade 3 pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (PECAs). Frabin immunostain was scored with Allred system. Statistical analysis used SAS and R software. Immunohistochemistry scores were correlated with tumor grade and stage. The Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated with P values.

resultsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumors were graded according to the World Health Organization 2017 guidelines. Frabin was expressed by 24 (82.7%) of the PNET/PECA studied. Only 5 (17.2%) of the 29 PNETs/PECA evaluated were Frabin negative. Frabin expression was cytoplasmic in all cases. We found a significant positive correlation (ρ = 0.47) between Frabin immunohistochemistry score and tumor grade (P = 0.01). No correlation was found between Frabin expression and tumor stage (P = 0.91).

conclusionsWe report Frabin overexpression as a novel molecular alteration occurring in PNETs/PECAs.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMicrofilament ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatic NeoplasmsFGD4 protein, humanMicrofilament Proteins

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PMID31688594
PMCPMC7771383
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