Journal
JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
Volume 205, Issue 5, Pages 592-596Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/path.1720
Keywords
breast carcinoma; quantitative RT-PCR; PTK6/brk; Her2/neu
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Expression of eight tumour-relevant genes was studied in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue from 54 invasive ductal breast carcinomas using quantitative reverse transcription PCR (Q-RT-PCR). Seven of the genes map to chromosome 20q and are potential candidates for gene amplification and over-expression. The Her2/neu oncogene, on chromosome 17q, was investigated in the same tumours. Increased expression was most frequent for PTK6, Her2/neu, and ADA. No other 20q candidate gene (AIB1, PTPN1, ZNF217, and PFDN4) was prominent. A significant correlation between the expression of the tyrosine kinases PTK6 and Her2/neu was detected. The frequent elevation of PTK6 expression (in 43/54 tumours), and its correlation with Her2/neu oncogene over-expression, suggests a clinically relevant link between these two over-expressed tyrosine kinases. Copyright (c) 2005 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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