Expression of cancer stem cell markers ALDH1 and Bmi1 in oral erythroplakia and the risk of oral cancer
Expression of cancer stem cell markers ALDH1 and Bmi1 in oral erythroplakia and the risk of oral cancer
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-0714.2012.01191.x
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发表时间:
2013-02-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Zhou, Zeng-Tong
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作者:
Feng, Jin-Qiu;Xu, Zi-Yuan;Zhou, Zeng-Tong
Background: Oral erythroplakia (OE) is a notoriously aggressive oral pre-malignant lesion with a high tendency to oral cancer development, but its biological behavior is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the expression of cancer stem cell markers ALDH1 and Bmi1 in OE and their correlation with malignant transformation of OE. Methods: In a retrospective casecontrol study, expression patterns of ALDH1 and Bmi1 were determined using immunohistochemistry in samples from 34 patients with OE, including patients with untransformed lesions (n=17) and patients with malignant transformed lesions (n=17). Results: ALDH1 and Bmi1 expression was observed in 19 (55.9%) and 20 (58.8%) of 34 patients with OE, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that ALDH1 expression was significantly associated with increased risk of transformation (P