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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The proteins p63, p-cadherin and CK5 are consistently expressed by the basal and myoepithelial cells of the breast, although their expression in sporadic and familial breast cancer cases has yet to be fully defined. The aim here was to study the basal immunoprofile of a breast cancer case series using tissue microarray technology. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a cross-sectional study at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, and the Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology, Porto, Portugal. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry using the antibodies p63, CK5 and p-cadherin, and also estrogen receptor (ER) and Human Epidermal Receptor Growth Factor 2 (HER2), was per-formed on 168 samples from a breast cancer case series. The criteria for identifying women at high risk were based on those of the Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium. RESULTS: Familial tumors were more frequently positive for the p-cadherin (p = 0.0004), p63 (p < 0.0001) and CK5 (p < 0.0001) than was sporadic cancer. Moreover, familial tumors had coexpression of the basal biomarkers CK5+/ p63+, grouped two by two (OR = 34.34), while absence of coexpression (OR = 0.13) was associated with the sporadic cancer phenotype. CONCLUSION: Familial breast cancer was found to be associated with basal biomarkers, using tissue microarray technology. Therefore, characterization of the familial breast cancer phenotype will improve the understanding of breast carcinogenesis.
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Biomarcadores de Tumor/análisis , Neoplasias de la Mama/química , Cadherinas/análisis , Carcinoma/química , Análisis por Micromatrices , Transactivadores/análisis , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/análisis , Mama/química , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Carcinoma/patología , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/genética , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/patología , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Estudios Transversales , Receptores ErbB/análisis , Femenino , Marcadores Genéticos , Humanos , Receptores de Estrógenos/análisis , Factores de TranscripciónRESUMEN
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The proteins p63, p-cadherin and CK5 are consistently expressed by the basal and myoepithelial cells of the breast, although their expression in sporadic and familial breast cancer cases has yet to be fully defined. The aim here was to study the basal immunopro-file of a breast cancer case series using tissue microarray technology. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a cross-sectional study at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, and the Institute of Pathology and Mo-lecular Immunology, Porto, Portugal. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry using the antibodies p63, CK5 and p-cadherin, and also estrogen receptor (ER) and Human Epidermal Receptor Growth Factor 2 (HER2), was per-formed on 168 samples from a breast cancer case series. The criteria for identifying women at high risk were based on those of the Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium. RESULTS: Familial tumors were more frequently positive for the p-cadherin (p = 0.0004), p63 (p < 0.0001) and CK5 (p < 0.0001) than was sporadic cancer. Moreover, familial tumors had coexpression of the basal biomarkers CK5+/ p63+, grouped two by two (OR = 34.34), while absence of coexpression (OR = 0.13) was associ-ated with the sporadic cancer phenotype. CONCLUSION: Familial breast cancer was found to be associated with basal biomarkers, using tissue microarray technology. Therefore, characterization of the familial breast cancer phenotype will improve the understanding of breast carcinogenesis.
CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: As proteínas p63, p-cad e CK 5 são expressas em células basais/mioepiteliais da mama. Entretanto a expressão dessas proteínas no câncer esporádico e familiar ainda não é bem conhecida. O objetivo do estudo foi estudar essas proteínas no câncer de mama, utilizando a técnica de tissue microarray, assim como ER e HER2. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Estudo transversal, realizado no Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Mulher, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil, e no Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Portugal. MÉTODOS: O estudo analisou a expressão das proteínas p63, CK 5, p-cad, ER e HER2 numa série de 168 casos de câncer de mama. Os critérios utilizados para identificar as mulheres com alto risco foram os do Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium. RESULTADOS: A série de câncer familiar foi freqüentemente mais positiva para as proteínas basais p-cadherin (p = 0,0004), p63 (p < 0,0001) e CK 5 (p < 0,0001) que o câncer esporádico. A presença da co-expressão das proteínas basais CK 5+/p63+, agrupados dois a dois, foi associada com o fenótipo do câncer familiar (odds ratio, OR = 34,34), enquanto que sua ausência foi com o câncer esporádico (OR = 0,13). CONCLUSÕES: O câncer da mama familiar está associado aos marcadores de células basais proteínas p63, p-cad e CK 5, utilizando-se a técnica de tissue microarray. Por fim, parece legítima a interpretação destes resultados como mais uma evidência que suporta a hipótese da existência de células precursoras do câncer familiar da mama. O conhecimento dos perfis de expressão destas células, bem como das vias de sinalização envolvidas, beneficiarão o entendimento da carcinogênese mamária.