title: Immunohistochemical analysis of the oncoprotein c-erbB-2 expression in oral benign and malignant lesions.
abstract: Thirty-seven samples of oral mucosa were analysed and divided histologically into groups of normal mucosa (6), hyperplastic lesions (6), dysplastic lesions (14), and squamous cell carcinoma (11). All lesions displayed some expression of c-erbB-2 but the distribution and intensity of expression varied strongly according to the differentiation. The lower the epithelial differentiation of the sample, the higher the expression of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein showing very strong staining in carcinoma samples. This suggests that in oral carcinoma, transformation might be related to c-erbB-2 interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wilkman
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hietanen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Malmström
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Konttinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000378:metabolism; D011379:Prognosis; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases