Expression of cell cycle-regulatory proteins, MIB-1, p16, p53, and p63, in squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva: not associated with human papillomavirus infection |
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Authors: | Shih-Ming Jung Hsin-Chiung Lin Pao-Hsien Chu Hsien-Hwa Wu Tzu-Fang Shiu Shang Lang Huang Chyong-Huey Lai |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pathology, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan, PR China;(2) Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan, PR China;(3) The First Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, 105 Taipei, Taiwan, PR China;(4) Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan, PR China |
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Abstract: | Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the most common primary malignant tumor of the conjunctiva, has a variable clinical presentation and immunohistochemical profile. Abundant cell cycles exist, including MIB-1 (Ki67 antigen), p16, p53, and p63, within the conjunctiva SCC. This investigation first reports the expressions of cell cycle markers in SCC. A retrospective study was conducted between December 1976 and June 2004, comprising 13 consecutive patients with conjunctiva SCC who were treated with surgical excision. Detailed clinical parameters were also reviewed. Overexpression of MIB-1, p16, p53, and p63 genes were studied by immunohistochemistry. Genechip containing 39 subtypes was used to elucidate human papillomavirus (HPV). The study group contained 13 (100%) men, with a mean age of 68±18 years and follow-up period of 20±17 months. The sample included four (33%) SCC located in the left eye and two (17%) recurrent SCC. Overexpression of the p53 and p63 was considerably higher than that of the p16 (P<0.01). HPV DNA was not detected in any of the 13 cases. This work first examined the immunohistochemical overexpression of cell cycle (MIB-1, p16, p53, and p63) in SCC. This investigation then showed that the expression of cell cycles in SCC was associated with key tumor clinicopathological features. This approach can help distinguish the potential roles of cell cycle in the development of SCC. |
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Keywords: | Cell cycle Conjunctiva Human papillomavirus MIB-1 p16 p53 p63 Squamous cell carcinoma |
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