|Immunocytochemical detection of hMSH2 and hMLH1 expression in oral melanoma.|
|PMID: 10810349 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE|
|BACKGROUND: The DNA mismatch repair system (MMR) plays an important role in the maintenance of genomic stability. To date few studies have been performed on hMSH2 and hMLH1 expression and melanoma of the head and neck region. A study of two cases revealed no mutations of the mismatch repair genes hMSH2 and hMLH1. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To verify the possibility of implication of hMSH2 and hMLH1 alterations in melanocytic cancerogenesis, the authors examined the protein expression pattern of hMSH2 and hMLH1 by immunohistochemistry in 9 paraffin-embedded oral melanoma. RESULTS: One case (11%) showed nuclear positivity for hMSH2, 3 cases (33%) showed cytoplasmic positivity, and five cases (55%) showed no staining in the tumoral cells, even if normal squamous epithelium available in this section showed a nuclear positivity. Four cases (44%) showed no hMLH1 staining in the tumoral cells, even if normal squamous epithelium available in this section showed a nuclear positivity. Two cases (22%) showed nuclear positivity, and three cases (33%) showed cytoplasmic positivity. CONCLUSIONS: The analysis of mismatch repair genes can be a new molecular diagnostic tools for the detection of patients at high risk of developing melanoma and other neoplasia, or metastasis and recurrences.|
|L Lo Muzio; P Nocini; M D Mignogna; G Pannone; S Staibano; M Procaccini; C Rubini; M Fioroni; S Fanali; A Piattelli|
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|Type: Journal Article|
|Title: Anticancer research Volume: 20 ISSN: 0250-7005 ISO Abbreviation: Anticancer Res. Publication Date: 2000 Mar-Apr|
|Created Date: 2000-06-01 Completed Date: 2000-06-01 Revised Date: 2007-11-15|
Medline Journal Info:
|Nlm Unique ID: 8102988 Medline TA: Anticancer Res Country: GREECE|
|Languages: eng Pagination: 741-8 Citation Subset: IM|
|Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, University of Naples Federico II, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Italy. firstname.lastname@example.org|
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
Aged, 80 and over
Base Pair Mismatch
Cell Nucleus / pathology
Cytoplasm / pathology
Gingival Neoplasms / pathology
Lip Neoplasms / pathology
Melanocytes / pathology
Melanoma / pathology*, secondary
Mouth Mucosa / pathology
Mouth Neoplasms / pathology*
MutS Homolog 2 Protein
Neoplasm Proteins / analysis*
Palatal Neoplasms / pathology
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / analysis*
|0/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/MLH1 protein, human; 0/Neoplasm Proteins; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins; EC 18.104.22.168/MSH2 protein, human; EC 22.214.171.124/MutS Homolog 2 Protein|
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