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Expression patterns of GATA3 and the androgen receptor are strongly correlated in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
- Title
- Expression patterns of GATA3 and the androgen receptor are strongly correlated in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
- Authors
- Kim, Sewha; Moon, Byung-In; Lim, Woosung; Park, Sanghui; Cho, Min Sun; Sung, Sun Hee
- Ewha Authors
- 성순희; 문병인; 조민선; 임우성; 박성희; 박상희
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 성순희; 문병인; 조민선; 임우성; 박성희; 박상희
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Journal Title
- HUMAN PATHOLOGY
- ISSN
- 0046-8177
1532-8392
- Citation
- HUMAN PATHOLOGY vol. 55, pp. 190 - 195
- Keywords
- Triple-negative breast carcinoma; Molecular subtype; GATA3; Androgen receptor; Immunohistochemistry
- Publisher
- W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA3) is a diagnostically useful immunohistochemical marker of breast cancer. Because of its strong association with estrogen receptor expression, GATA3 has markedly reduced sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). We constructed a tissue microarray using a large series of TNBCs and evaluated GATA3 expression by TNBC subtype as defined by surrogate immunohistochemical markers. A total of 205 TNBCs were classified into cancers of the molecular apocrine type (n = 23, 11.2%), claudin-low type (n = 21, 10.2%), basal-like type (n = 91, 44.4%), mixed type (n = 62, 30.2%), and null type (n = 8, 3.9%). The GATA3 scores (staining intensity x proportion) were categorized as negative (0), focally positive (1-10), or positive (11-300). GATA3 staining was negative in 153 cancers (74.6%), focally positive in 11 (5.4%), and positive in 41 (20.0%). The rate of focal positivity or positivity for GATA3 was significantly higher in the molecular apocrine type (73.9%, 17/23) than in other types of TNBCs (P=.001). The mean GATA3 score of molecular apocrine type TNBC was significantly higher than that of the other types (P=.001) and differed significantly between androgen receptor (AR) positive and AR-negative TNBCs (P<.001). In conclusion, GATA3 expression was correlated strongly with AR positive, molecular apocrine type TNBCs. Co-expression of AR and GATA3 is a specific feature of molecular apocrine type TNBC, which may serve as a diagnostic aid for cancer of unknown primary. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.humpath.2016.04.013
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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