title: Loss of DNA-mismatch repair gene expression in oral melanomas.
abstract: The defect of DNA mismatch repair is postulated to be responsible for malignant transformation in many types of tumours. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of DNA mismatch repair proteins in 29 cases of oral melanomas and to relate this to the ploidy status of the lesions. MLH1 expression was found in 4/29, MSH2 in 6/29, PMS2 in 2/29 and PMS1 in 0/29 cases investigated. The range of positively stained cells did not exceed 50% with MSH2, and PMS2, or 5% with MLH1. Loss of the DNA mismatch repair gene expression correlated with high aneuploidy ratio, observed in totally negative cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytopathology, Georg August University Gottingen, D-37075 Gottingen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korabiowska
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brinck
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruschenburg
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Honig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stachura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Droese
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020137:Base Pair Mismatch; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D011088:DNA Ligases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D004260:DNA Repair; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000070976:Mismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D000070956:MutL Proteins; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011003:Ploidies; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C501486:MLH1 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C088996:PMS1 protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C094934:PMS2 protein, human; C497172:MSH2 protein, human; D000070976:Mismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D000070956:MutL Proteins; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein; D011088:DNA Ligases; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes