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Immunohistochemical analysis of the expression of the c-myc oncoprotein in human stomach cancers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1812039     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In an immunohistopathological study, we have used the specific monoclonal antibody myc 1-9E10 to the c-myc oncoprotein in 88 gastric carcinomas (22 gastric biopsies and 66 gastrectomies for cancer). Positive myc p62 immunoreactivity was shown in 48 (55%) cases with moderate or intense staining. The remaining 40 cases exhibited negative or equivocal staining. Normal stomach mucosa was generally nonreactive, with the exception of parietal cells. Elevated c-myc expression was not found to correlate with histological differentiation or in patients with metastases in one or more perigastric lymph nodes. A correlation was found between the level of c-myc expression and the stage of the disease, (p = 0.04); positive c-myc staining was found in 0/4 early gastric cancers and in 48/84 with advanced disease. Also, an association was found between the elevated c-myc expression and depth of invasion (p = 0.1; 0/4 mucosa and submucosa, 2/6 muscularis propria and 25/47 serosa). The c-myc monoclonal myc 1-9E10 may therefore be of use as a marker of advanced disease and depth of invasion in stomach cancer.
Authors:
D A Spandidos; M Karayiannis; M Yiagnisis; K Papadimitriou; J K Field
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Digestion     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0012-2823     ISO Abbreviation:  Digestion     Publication Date:  1991  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-06-05     Completed Date:  1992-06-05     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0150472     Medline TA:  Digestion     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  127-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Biological Research and Biotechnology, Athens, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenocarcinoma / genetics*,  pathology
Gastric Mucosa / pathology
Gene Expression / genetics*
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics*
Stomach / pathology
Stomach Neoplasms / genetics*,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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