title: Wild type p73 overexpression and high-grade malignancy in breast cancer.
abstract: The overexpression of wild type p73 is the most frequent alteration of p73 in malignancies. We investigated, in 70 breast carcinomas, p73 mRNA expression and its relationship to p53 mutations, determined by an immunohistochemical method, and loss heterozygosity (LOH) status of the 1p36 region, together with its possible implication in the pathogenesis of breast carcinomas. LOH, amplifying DNA by PCR using 5 markers, of 1p36 region (one intragenic to p73 gene) was found in 17% of cases but no significant correlation was observed with p73 overexpression. p53 positive immunostaining was present in 33% of breast carcinomas, and these exhibited a statistically significant relation with p73 overexpressed tumors. Overexpression of p73 mRNA was observed in 19 tumors (27%). The analysis of cases with p73 overexpression and cases with normal mRNA expression, in terms of age and pathologic characteristics of the tumors showed a significant association of p73 overexpression and tumors with lymph node metastases, vascular invasion and higher pathologic stage. These results suggest that p73 overexpression is a molecular alteration that could be implicated in the tumorigenesis of breast carcinomas and, eventually, in a poor clinical behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gallego
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Provencio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: España
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008875:Middle Aged; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C000606460:TP73 protein, human; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins