title: Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of HER-2/neu, c-myc, and p53 in endometrial cancer.
abstract: Our objective was to evaluate the association between HER-2/neu, c-myc, p53, and clinicopathologic variables in endometrial cancer using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) cytogenetic analysis. FISH analysis for HER-2/neu, c-myc, and p53 was performed on 47 endometrial cancer specimens. Amplification of HER-2/neu was seen in 4/47 (8.5%) cases and amplification of c-myc was seen in 7 of 47 (15%) cases; neither was associated with adverse clinicopathologic variables or survival. Deletion of p53 was seen in 31/47 (66%) cases and was associated with poor histologic grade (P = 0.008). There was no impact of genetic alterations on overall survival or disease-free interval. Grade 3 tumor was associated with poor overall survival (P = 0.032). This study found that p53 deletion is a common genetic alteration in endometrial cancer and is associated with poor-grade tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia 29203, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Z R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hazlett
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / Q000235:genetics; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D016259:Genes, myc; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008875:Middle Aged; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases