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Objective: To study the expression and clinical significance of p73α in breast carcinomas. Methods: The expression of p73α was detected by immunohistochemistry in 41 breast carcinoma tissues, 13 benign breast tumor tissues and 8 normal tissues and 8 normal breast tissues, respectively. Results: The positive expression of p73α was found in 20/41 (48.8%) of breast carcinoma tissues, 1/13 (7.7%) of benign breast tumor tissues. The positive expression rate of p73α in breast carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than that in benign breast tumor tissues and normal breast tissues (P<0.05). The expression intensity of p73α increased significantly in breast carcinoma tissues compared with benign breast tumor tissues and normal breast tissues (P<0.05). Significant association of the expression of p73α with lymph node metastases and TNM stages of the carcinoma was found (P<0.05). The expression of p73α displayed a positive correlation with p53 (P<0.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that there is an up-regulation of p73α expression in breast carcinoma tissues, which may be implicated in the tumorigenesis of breast carcinoma as a molecular alteration.
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Biography: ZHOU Xin (1975–), male, master of medicine, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, majors in treatment of breast carcinoma.
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Zhou, X., Sun, Zj. Expression and clinical significance of p73A in breast carcinoma tissues. Chin. J. Cancer Res. 17, 75–78 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11670-005-0016-3
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