PCNA AND KI67 EXPRESSION IN BREAST-CARCINOMA - CORRELATIONS WITH CLINICAL AND BIOLOGICAL VARIABLES
PCNA AND KI67 EXPRESSION IN BREAST-CARCINOMA - CORRELATIONS WITH CLINICAL AND BIOLOGICAL VARIABLES
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DOI:
10.1136/jcp.45.5.416
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发表时间:
1992-05-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
BARBARESCHI, M
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作者:
LEONARDI, E;GIRLANDO, S;BARBARESCHI, M
Aims: To investigate the expression of two cell cycle related antigens (proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki67 related antigen) in a series of breast cancers; and the possible correlations between the PCNA and Ki67 labelling indexes (PCNA-LI and Ki67-LI) and their associations with other biological and clinicopathological variables.Methods: Ninety six ductal and 10 lobular carcinoma specimens were investigated. Samples were fixed in formalin and in Methacarnoy for localisation of PCNA. Ki67 was immunostained on frozen sections. The PCNA-LI and Ki67-LI were evaluated in relation to tumour size, mitotic count, histological grade, nodal state as well as receptor content and altered expression of the p53 gene.Results: PCNA-LI did not correlate with Ki67-LI, nor was it associated with any other variable examined. A high KI67-LI (above the median value of 13-5) was associated with high grade and mitotic count, negative receptor content, and altered expression of the p53 gene, but not with other variables.Conclusions: The PCNA-LI does not seem to be a substitute for the Ki67-LI in evaluating the growth fraction in breast cancer.