Title |
A New Gene Expression Signature for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer using Frozen Fresh Tissue before Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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Published in |
Molecular Medicine, May 2017
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DOI | 10.2119/molmed.2016.00257 |
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Authors |
Sandra K. Santuario-Facio, Servando Cardona-Huerta, Yadira X. Perez-Paramo, Victor Trevino, Francisco Hernandez-Cabrera, Augusto Rojas-Martinez, Grecia Uscanga-Perales, Jorge L. Martinez-Rodriguez, Lizeth Martinez-Jacobo, Gerardo Padilla-Rivas, Gerardo Muñoz-Maldonado, Juan Francisco Gonzalez-Guerrero, Javier Valero-Gomez, Ana L. Vazquez-Guerrero, Herminia G. Martinez-Rodriguez, Alvaro Barboza-Quintana, Oralia Barboza-Quintana, Raquel Garza-Guajardo, Rocio Ortiz-Lopez |
Abstract |
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer tumors. Comparisons between TNBC and non-triple negative breast cancer (nTNBC) may help to differentiate key components involved in TNBC neoplasms. The purpose of the study was to analyze the expression profile of TNBC versus nTNBC tumors in a homogeneous population from northeastern Mexico. A prospective study of 50 patients was conducted (25 TNBC and 25 nTNBC). Clinic parameters were equally distributed for TNBC and nTNBC: age at diagnosis (51 vs 47 years, p=0.1), glucose levels (107 mg/dl vs 104 mg/dl, p=0.64), and body mass index (28 vs 29, p=0.14), respectively. Core biopsies were collected for histopathological diagnosis and gene expression analyses. Total RNA was isolated and expression profiling was performed. 40 genes showed differential expression pattern in TNBC tumors. Among these, 9 over-expressed genes (PRKX/PRKY, UGT8, HMGA1, LPIN1, HAPLN3, and ANKRD11), and one under-expressed (ANX9) gene are involved in general metabolism. Based on this biochemical peculiarity, and the over-expression of BCL11A and FOXC1 (involved in tumor growth and metastasis, respectively) we validated by qPCR the expression profile of 7 genes out of the signature. In this report, a new gene signature for TNBC is proposed. To our knowledge, this is the first TNBC signature which describes genes involved in general metabolism. The findings may be pertinent for Mexican patients and require to be evaluated in further ethnic groups and populations. |
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