title: The relationship between the gene mutation of p53 and the protein expression of p53 and Ki-67 in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
abstract: The relationship between the mutation of the p53 gene and the expression of the p53 protein and the Ki-67 antigen has been investigated in 115 cases with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, using the immunohistochemical double staining technique, single-strand conformational polymorphism and DNA sequencing methods. Eighteen cases showed more than 10% of p53+ cells and the others showed a few p53+ cells presented sporadically. Alterations in the p53 gene were detected in six cases with B cell type, consisting of five cases with point mutation and one case with point mutation and 15 base pairs deletion. These six cases showed a high percentage of p53+ cells and five cases revealed that the percentage of p53+ cells was higher than that of Ki-67+ cells (p53+ cells > Ki-67+ cells). Excluding the six cases with mutation of the p53 gene, all cases revealed that the percentage of p53+ cells was less than that of Ki-67+ cells (p53+ cells < Ki-67+ cells). Moreover, there was a positive correlation between expression of the p53 protein and of the Ki-67 antigen in histologic types of B cell lymphomas and of T cell lymphomas, respectively, except in small non-cleaved (Burkitt's) and lymphoblastic types. Therefore, sporadic cases showing p53+ cells > Ki-67+ cells revealed alteration of the p53 gene, and expressed abnormal p53 protein (mutant form). Most cases showing p53+ cells < Ki-67+ cells expressed normal p53 protein (wild type), and may reflect the rapid proliferation rate.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pathology, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuze
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wakasa
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016158:Genes, p53 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017354:Point Mutation; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53