title: miR-205 and miR-200c: Predictive Micro RNAs for Lymph Node Metastasis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined expression profiles of 16 micro RNAs (miRNAs) in triple negative breast cancers to identify their potential as biomarkers for lymph node metastasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The expression profiles of miR-9, miR-21, miR-30a, miR-30d, miR-31, miR-34a, miR-34c, miR-100, miR-122, miR-125b, miR-146a, miR-146b, miR-155, miR-181a, miR-200c, and miR-205 were examined by using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in tumor samples and corresponding benign breast tissues. Their associations with histopathological features and prognostic parameters were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When compared with the expression in benign breast tissues, seven of the miRNAs (miR-31, miR-205, miR-34a, miR-146a, miR-125b, miR-34c, and miR-181a) were downregulated more than 1.5-fold in tumor tissues, whereas, only miR-21 was found to be upregulated more than 1.5-fold in tumor tissues. Although miR-200c levels were decreased only 1.12-fold in tumor tissues, the reduced expressions of miR-200c and miR-205 were significantly associated with lymph node metastasis (p=0.021 and p=0.016, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results demonstrate that miR-205 and miR-200c expression levels may be useful in predicting lymph node metastasis in triple negative breast cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Berber
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gizem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aptullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haholu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kucukodaci
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilaver
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demirel
keywords: Breast; Carcinoma; micro RNAs