title: Microsatellite instability and p53 expression in gallbladder carcinomas.
abstract: We studied the MSI (microsatellite instability) status and p53 expression in a series of 71 gallbladder cancers (GCs) of different histologic type. All neoplasms were examined combining a microsatellite analysis at mononucleotide locus BAT-26 and an immunohistochemical study for hMSH2, hMLH1, and p53 proteins and markers of gastric and intestinal differentiation. All the 71 GCs were MSS (microsatellite stable). The p53 protein was found in 100% of undifferentiated GCs, 67% of conventional gallbladder adenocarcinomas, 50% of mucinous adenocarcinomas, and 20% GCs with squamous differentiation. All 71 MSS tumors showed presence of immunohistochemical expression of both hMLH1 and hMSH2 gene products. We concluded that microsatellite instability does not play a role in the developing of GC while p53 seems to be the most important alteration found in a large proportion of these cancers, with the only exception of mucinous and squamous gallbladder carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sessa
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Furlan
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genasetti
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Billo
authors.forename: Maddalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feltri
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capella
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010641:Phenotype; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C501486:MLH1 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; C497172:MSH2 protein, human; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein