title: [Apoptosis-related gene expression and its clinical significance of human osteosarcoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the prognostic markers in osteosarcoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Expressions of p53, c-myc, bcl-2 and apoptosis index (AI) in 28 osteosarcoma specimens were detected by ABC immunohistochemistry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end labelling (TUNEL). The relationship between gene expression and apoptosis, and their correlations with pathologic classification and prognostic factors were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was negative correlation between the expressions of p53, c-myc, bcl-2 protein and AI, which was closely related to the long term survival of patients but was not related to pathologic types of the tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expressions of p53, c-myc, bcl-2 protein and AI can be used as an index for predicting the progression and prognosis of osteosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. wuxinggood@163.com
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zheng-rong
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guang-jian
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017209:Apoptosis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein