- Tytuł:
- Expression of p16 in sporadic primary uveal melanoma.
- Autorzy:
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Lamperska, Katarzyna
Mackiewicz, Krystyna
Kaczmarek, Aldona
Kwiatkowska, Eliza
Starzycka, Maria
Romanowska, Bożena
Heizman, Janina
Stachura, Jerzy
Mackiewicz, Andrzej - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1043765.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2002
- Wydawca:
- Polskie Towarzystwo Biochemiczne
- Tematy:
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sporadic primary uveal melanoma
mutations
p16 protein - Opis:
- Expression of p16 protein, intragenic mutations of CDKN2A and hypermethylation of CDKN2A promoter region in 41 sporadic primary uveal melanomas were studied. There were 2 cases of spindle cell B histological type, 11 of A + B and 28 of mixed type. All melanomas infiltrated sclera but in 28 cases infiltration was superficial while in 13 profound. In 7 cases the tumor infiltrated the optic nerve. Expression of p16 was studied by immunohistochemistry and recorded by assessment of the proportion of positive tumor cells and staining intensity. Results were expressed as staining index (IRS). Intragenic mutations were studied by PCR-SSCP followed by sequencing, while hypermethylation of the promoter region by CpG methylation assay. In 15% of cases less than 10% of melanoma cells were p16 positive, in 70% of cases less than 50% of cells, while in 7% more than 80% of cells stained for p16 (mean IRS for all cases was 4.87 ± 2.43). In B type the IRS was 8.5 ± 0.7, in A + B type 6.0 ± 2.1 and in the mixed type 4.17 ± 2.43 (differences statistically significant). In melanomas profoundly infiltrating sclera mean IRS was 4.16, while in those infiltrating optic nerve 3.71 (statistically not significant). Analysis of the intragenic mutations revealed in two patients a GAC/GAT substitution in codon 84 - a silent mutation. No hypermethylation of the CpG island of the p16 promoter region was found. In conclusion, we found that the degree of p16 expression is related to the histological type of tumor but not to the histological indicators of tumor invasiveness and that intragenic mutations and promoter hypermethylation are not major mechanisms of p16 inactivation in sporadic uveal melanoma.
- Źródło:
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Acta Biochimica Polonica; 2002, 49, 2; 377-385
0001-527X - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Biochimica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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