Background—The p21 gene mediates growth arrest by inhibiting G1 cyclin dependent kinases and has been considered as a downstream eVector of the tumour suppressor gene p53. Aim—To analyse the role of p21 in gestational trophoblastic disease. Methods—The immunohistochemical expression of p21 gene was measured in 33 placentas, 28 partial hydatidiform moles, 54 complete hydatidiform moles, and 13 c...

Background and objective:Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women. The Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is the treatment of choice for non-operable tumors. The Ki67 is a proliferation marker that can be used to predict the therapeutic response to chemotherapy and the patients' prognosis. Methods: This retrospective study was carri...

Background & Objective:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is classified into BCC1 or low risk (nodular, superficial type) and BCC2 or high risk (micronodular, morpheaform, infiltrative, and basosquamous types) based on clinical behavior. This study attempts to evaluate immunohistochemical (IHC) findings and clinical features associated with local aggressiveness and recurrence ...

PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) immunoreactivity is high in malignancy. (Also ki67 antibodies) and thus provides a useful diagnostic tool. Ki67 has prognostic significance in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Bcl 2 and apoptotic index are good prognostic markers. Bax is proapoptotic (in salivary neoplasms there is decreased Bcl 2 and increased Bax leading to increased apoptosis ) Cytokeratin ...

BACKGROUND Cell cycle progression and transition of cells from the first gap phase (G1) to the DNA replication phase (S) depend on a finely tuned balance between the levels of cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs). MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 57 squamous cell invasive carcinomas of the larynx, 10 in situ carcinomas, 56 cases of dysplasia...

Interaction of human papilloma virus oncoproteins E6 and E7 with cell cycle proteins leads to disturbances of the cell cycle mechanism and subsequent alteration in the expression of some proteins, such as p16INK4a, cyclin D1, p53 and KI67. In this study, we compared alterations in the expression of these proteins during several stages of intraepithelial cervical carcinogenesis. Accordingly, an ...

Abstract. The author investigated the p53 status in correlation with cellular proliferation in the undifferentiated subgroup, which is infrequently found in caucasians. The author evaluated formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue blocks from sixty cases with undifferentiated carcinoma of the nasopharynx by p53 and Ki67 immunostaining. All samples were retrieved from the surgical pathology file...

In this prospective biomarker study, we evaluated the prognostic significance of Ki67, p53 and angiogenesis in patients with locally advanced bladder cancer. The patients were volunteers from a Southwest Oncology Group trial of locally advanced bladder cancer who were randomized to treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus cystectomy or cystectomy alone. Tissue specimens were obtained prior ...