title: Expression of HLA-D subloci DR and DQ by breast carcinomas is correlated with distinct parameters of favourable prognois.
abstract: The expression of HLA-D region products HLA-DR, DQ and DP by primary breast carcinomas was examined for its relationship to standard prognostic parameters. A positive correlation was found between the expression of HLA-DR and the differentiation state of the tumour (P = 0.02) and the expression of progesterone receptors (P = 0.002), two parameters which are associated with good prognosis and with each other. No correlation was seen between these parameters and the expression of HLA-DQ or HLA-DP. In contrast, tumour diameter was inversely correlated with the expression of HLA-DQ (P = 0.0004) although no association was observed between this parameter and HLA-DR expression. Essentially all HLA-DQ positive tumours had a diameter of less than 2 cm although these represented only 50% of the tumours of this size examimed. These data show that in breast carcinomas HLA class II expression is correlated with several distinct parameters of good prognosis and suggest that HLA-DQ expression may define a subtype of T1 tumours.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gokel
authors.lastname: Riethmüller
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000276:immunology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D011987:Receptors, Steroid