ISSN:
1365-2559
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Aims: We evaluated the association between HMGI(Y) expression and the detection of malignant cells by simple reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and correlated the level of HMGI(Y) expression and the clinicopathological data in gastric cancer.Methods and results: We analysed HMGI(Y) expression in 62 gastric cancer tissues and 28 normal gastric tissues by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical study. HMGI(Y) expression evidenced by RT-PCR was observed in 42 (67.7%) of 62 gastric cancer samples, whereas eight (28.6%) of 28 normal gastric tissues were positive (P = 0.001). In immunohistochemical staining for HMGI(Y), 48 (77.4%) of 62 gastric cancers were positive for HMGI(Y), whereas four (6.5%) of 62 normal gastric mucosae around the tumour were weakly positive, particularly in cells of some hyperplastic glands (P 〈 0.001). There was no significant correlation between the levels of HMGI(Y) expression and stage, tumour size, histological grade, invasion depth, or lymph node metastasis.Conclusions: Our results suggest that HMGI(Y) expression could be associated with malignant phenotype in human gastric tissue, and that HMGI(Y) may contribute to gastric tumorigenesis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2559.2003.01618.x
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