title: Anal carcinoma: a clinical approach to p53 and RB gene proteins.
abstract: The role of p53, retinoblastoma (RB) and c-erbB-2 gene proteins in the pathogenesis of anal carcinomas has been examined. A total of 97 patients were included in the study. c-erbB-2, RB and p53 proteins were abnormal in 0, 5 and 34% of the cases, respectively. No correlation was observed between p53 and age, sex, tumour stage, histopathological tumour grading, human papilloma virus (HPV) affection or prognosis. It is concluded that the c-erbB-2 gene is not involved in the development of anal carcinomas; the role of the RB gene is somewhat uncertain, while p53 may be involved in about 1/3 of the cases. However, p53 is not correlated with HPV infection or clinical or histopathological data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tanum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000378:metabolism; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53