Journal
MODERN PATHOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 197-205Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2008.135
Keywords
microRNA; primary peritoneal carcinoma; chromosome 17
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- HRB Ireland Clinical Research Fellowship [CRT/2006/10]
- The Emer Casey Foundation, Ireland
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MicroRNAs are a group of small non-coding RNAs approximately 22 nucleotides in length. Recent work has shown differential expression of mature microRNAs in human cancers. We characterized the alteration in expression of a select group of microRNAs in primary peritoneal carcinoma relative to matched cases of ovarian serous carcinoma. MicroRNA expression was analysed using semi-quantitative stem-loop RT-PCR on a set of 34 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples. Protein expression of p53 and bcl-2 was quantified in the corresponding tissue microarray. We provide definitive evidence that there is downregulation of a select group of microRNAs in tumours meeting Gynaecological Oncology Group criteria for primary peritoneal carcinoma relative to ovarian serous carcinoma. Specifically, we show decreased p53 expression and downregulation of miR-195 and miR-497 from the microRNA cluster site at chromosome 17p13.1 in primary peritoneal carcinoma relative to ovarian serous carcinoma. miR-195 and miR-497 may have potential roles as tumour-suppressor genes in primary peritoneal tumourigenesis.
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