title: erbB-2 gene expression in colorectal cancer.
abstract: The expression of the erbB-2 gene product was studied immunohistochemically on 38 normal colonic mucosae, 14 adenomas and 44 colon cancers, with the use of two anti-erbB-2 antibodies, a rabbit polyclonal antibody specific for the intracellular domain and a mouse monoclonal antibody specific for the extracellular domain. Normal mucosae and adenomas were not stained. Five cases (11%) of colon cancer were positive with the polyclonal anti-erbB-2 antibody, while only one case was positive with the monoclonal antibody. Most of the positive cases were in Dukes C stage. The rare overexpression of the erbB-2 protein in colon cancer seems to indicate a minor role for the gene in colorectal tumorigenesis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tsioulias
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases