Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 146-150.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.02.015

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Loss of expression of low molecular-weight proteins in breast cancers of Uighur women

GULZARIA·Aikula1, MUKADDAS·Bahtiyar1, HE Chunyu1, AI Xiuqing1, ZHANG Yujing2, MUNIRE·Musa1   

  1. 1. Department of Breast Radiotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang;
    2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2017-01-16 Revised:2017-02-23 Online:2017-03-31 Published:2017-03-31

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression of low molecular-weight proteins (LMP) in breast cancers between Uighur and Han women. METHODS: We collected 165 cases of paraffin-embedded breast fibro adenoma or breast cancer tissues from Uighur and Han women and analyzed the protein expression of LMP2,LMP7 and LMP10 by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: The total loss rate of LMP2 and LMP7 was significantly increased in breast cancer (67%/46.1%),the normal expression level was reduced with a significant difference (P < 0.01),the alternation trend of the loss rate of LMP10 was common to breast cancer and breast fibro adenoma (breast fibro adenoma 48%,breast cancer 56.5%),and the difference between the two groups is not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The alteration trend of the expression of LMP2,LMP7 and LMP10 was common to women from both Uighur and Han ethnic groups,in Uighur groups (43.1%,43.1%,47.7%),in Han groups (46%,42%,42%) and the difference between two ethnic groups is not statistically significant (P > 0.05). However,LMP2,LMP7 or LMP10 were significantly correlated with tumor lymph node invasion and distant metastasis (P < 0.05),LMP10 was significantly correlated with tumor size (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The loss of expression of LMP protein may be an important marker for breast cancer and was common to women from both Uighur and Han ethnic groups. This suggest that the loss may be a molecular mechanism for breast cancer and for both ethnic background.

Key words: low molecular-weight protein, breast cancer, Uighur women

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