Unusual expression and molecular mechanisms of E-cadherin, beta-catenin in correlation with clinicopathologic parameters in neuroblastoma / 中华病理学杂志
Chinese Journal of Pathology
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(12): 155-159, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-333941
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the expression of E-cadherin and beta-catenin in neuroblastomas of various degrees of differentiation, and to investigate their molecular mechanisms in correlation with clinicopathologic parameters.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunohistochemistry EnVision method was used to detect E-cadherin and beta-catenin expression in 90 paraffin-embedded tissue samples of neuroblastomas. The methylation status of CpG islands of E-cadherin promoter was investigated by MSP in 7 fresh tissue and 24 paraffin-embedded tissue samples. The mutation status of exon 3 of beta-catenin gene was studied by PCR in 7 fresh tissue samples. Statistical analysis of the data was performed by SPSS software.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>E-cadherin and beta-catenin were abnormally expressed in neuroblastomas in general. The expression of beta-catenin in well-differentiated neuroblastoms was markedly higher (47/70, 67.1%) than that of the poorly differentiated tumors (8/20, 40.0%). There was a markedly decreased expression of both genes in tumors with lymph node metastasis than those without. Demethylation was seen in some regions of the promoter of E-cadherin in 31 cases of nuroblatomas. PCR of the exon 3 of beta-catenin followed by DNA sequencing demonstrated rearrangements and mutations in 7 cases, including 2 cases harboring identical point mutation at gene position 27184, leading to a T-->A alteration.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The abnormal over-expression of E-cadherin in neuroblastomas is independent of the methylation status of their promoter sequences. The abnormal expression of beta-catenin may be related to mutational changes at exon 3 of the gene.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Retroperitoneal Neoplasms
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DNA, Neoplasm
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Gene Rearrangement
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Cadherins
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Exons
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Promoter Regions, Genetic
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Point Mutation
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Ganglioneuroblastoma
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Pathology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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