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Title | The expression of RIP140 in breast cancer |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Lau, T. [劉子筠]. (2013). The expression of RIP140 in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5094812 |
Abstract | Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females worldwide. RIP140 was one of the first proteins recognized as nuclear receptor transcriptional cofactor which interacts with several nuclear receptors. RIP140 plays a central role in metabolic tissues with multifunctional co-regulation. It is an essential protein required for energy homeostasis and mammary gland development.
RIP140 has been found to be involved in development of breast cancer in response to estrogen. RIP140 is recruited by estrogen receptors in the presence of estrogen. Increasing levels of estrogen and RIP140 stimulate their transcription and regulate proliferation and differentiation of mammary glands. We hypothesize that RIP140 may be over expressed in breast cancer and may be correlated with clinicopathological features and may thus serve as a possible new prognostic marker in breast cancer.
In our study, the correlation between the RIP140 expression and survival was investigated by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and analyzed by Pearson’s chi-square and Kaplan Meier analysis. Cox regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between clinic-pathological parameters and the survival. Total of one hundred and eighteen breast cancer samples were examined for the RIP140 staining localization in breast cancer cells.
Our results showed that the IHC staining of RIP140 was observed in both cytoplasm and nucleus of breast cancer cells. The ER positive staining was significantly correlated with high nuclear expression of RIP140, but not RIP140 cytoplasmic expression. Thus nuclear RIP140 expression was examined for correlation with other clinic-pathological features and patient survival.
The correlation between nuclear RIP140 expression and clinic-pathological features by Pearson’s chi-square test showed that high RIP140 nuclear staining score is associated with ER positive status (p-value=0.041) and tumor stage (p-value=0.008). Kaplan Meier test shown that nuclear RIP140 expression is not significant associated with either overall survival or disease-specific survival. However, a trend of high nuclear RIP140 score was observed with poorer overall and disease-specific survival though not statistically significant.
To conclude, our results suggest RIP140 is not a useful prognostic marker for breast cancer. Further investigation with larger sample size is necessary to improve the statistical significance of the test. |
Degree | Master of Medical Sciences |
Subject | Breast - Cancer - Genetic aspects |
Dept/Program | Pathology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193544 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5094812 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, Tsz-kwan | - |
dc.contributor.author | 劉子筠 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-13T23:10:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-13T23:10:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Lau, T. [劉子筠]. (2013). The expression of RIP140 in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5094812 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193544 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females worldwide. RIP140 was one of the first proteins recognized as nuclear receptor transcriptional cofactor which interacts with several nuclear receptors. RIP140 plays a central role in metabolic tissues with multifunctional co-regulation. It is an essential protein required for energy homeostasis and mammary gland development. RIP140 has been found to be involved in development of breast cancer in response to estrogen. RIP140 is recruited by estrogen receptors in the presence of estrogen. Increasing levels of estrogen and RIP140 stimulate their transcription and regulate proliferation and differentiation of mammary glands. We hypothesize that RIP140 may be over expressed in breast cancer and may be correlated with clinicopathological features and may thus serve as a possible new prognostic marker in breast cancer. In our study, the correlation between the RIP140 expression and survival was investigated by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and analyzed by Pearson’s chi-square and Kaplan Meier analysis. Cox regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between clinic-pathological parameters and the survival. Total of one hundred and eighteen breast cancer samples were examined for the RIP140 staining localization in breast cancer cells. Our results showed that the IHC staining of RIP140 was observed in both cytoplasm and nucleus of breast cancer cells. The ER positive staining was significantly correlated with high nuclear expression of RIP140, but not RIP140 cytoplasmic expression. Thus nuclear RIP140 expression was examined for correlation with other clinic-pathological features and patient survival. The correlation between nuclear RIP140 expression and clinic-pathological features by Pearson’s chi-square test showed that high RIP140 nuclear staining score is associated with ER positive status (p-value=0.041) and tumor stage (p-value=0.008). Kaplan Meier test shown that nuclear RIP140 expression is not significant associated with either overall survival or disease-specific survival. However, a trend of high nuclear RIP140 score was observed with poorer overall and disease-specific survival though not statistically significant. To conclude, our results suggest RIP140 is not a useful prognostic marker for breast cancer. Further investigation with larger sample size is necessary to improve the statistical significance of the test. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Breast - Cancer - Genetic aspects | - |
dc.title | The expression of RIP140 in breast cancer | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5094812 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Medical Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Pathology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_b5094812 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991035849969703414 | - |