Genomic instability and copy-number heterogeneity of chromosome 19q, including the kallikrein locus, in ovarian carcinomas.
Many tissue kallikrein (KLK) genes and proteins are candidate diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers for ovarian cancer (OCa). We previously demonstrated that the KLK locus (19q13.3/4) is subject to copy-number gains and structural rearrangements in a pilot study of cell lines and ovarian cancer primary tissues, shown to overexpress KLK gene family members. To determine the overall frequency of genomic instability and copy-number changes, a retrospective study was conducted using formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissues. Eighty-one chemotherapy naïve serous OCas were examined using 3-colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to identify structural and numerical changes on 19q, including the KLK locus; in addition to immunohistochemistry (IHC) for KLK6, which has been shown to be overexpressed in OCa. The KLK locus was subject to copy-number changes in ∼83% of cases: net gain in 51%, net loss in 30% and amplified in 2%; and found to be chromosomally unstable (p < 0.001). All cases showed a wide range of immuoreactivity for KLK6 by IHC. Although no strong correlation could be found with copy-number, the latter was contributing factor to the observed KLK6 protein overexpression. Moreover, univariate and multivariate analyses showed an association between the net loss of the KLK locus and longer disease-free survival. Interestingly, FISH analyses indicated that chromosome 19q was subjected to structural rearrangement in 62% of cases and was significantly correlated to tumor grade (p < 0.001). We conclude that numerical and structural aberrations of chromosome 19q, affect genes including the KLK gene members, may contribute to ovarian carcinoma progression and aggressiveness.
Bayani
Jane
J
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jane.bayani@utoronto.ca
Marrano
Paula
P
Graham
Cassandra
C
Zheng
Yingye
Y
Li
Lin
L
Katsaros
Dionyssios
D
Lassus
Heini
H
Butzow
Ralf
R
Squire
Jeremy A
JA
Diamandis
Eleftherios P
EP
D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19; D005260:Female; D018628:Gene Dosage; D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D042822:Genomic Instability; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000235:genetics*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
D007610:Kallikreins
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