Abstract
Background/Aim: The prognostic role of USP10 in epithelial ovarian cancer has been studied in various human cancers. Our aim was to evaluate the clinical and pathological significance of USP10 in epithelial ovarian cancer. Materials and Methods: Immunohistochemical analyses of the expression of USP10 and p14ARF by using tissue microarrays were performed in 336 ovarian tumours and the data were compared with clinicopathological variables. We examined their level of DNA methylation around the putative transcriptional start site in 5' CpG islands in fresh frozen tissues and ovarian cancer cells. Results: Expression of USP10 and p14ARF was significantly lower in cancer tissues than in normal epithelium. Low USP10 expression and a combined USP10/p14ARF low expression were revealed to be independent prognostic factors. A high degree of methylation in USP10 and p14ARF CpG islands was found by methylation specific PCR analysis in cancer than in normal tissues and cells. Conclusion: Decreased expression of USP10 or combined USP10/p14ARF decreased expression is a strong indicator of poor prognosis in patients with ovarian cancer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 553-562 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Cancer Genomics and Proteomics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 International Institute of Anticancer Research. All rights reserved.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cancer Research
