Aberrant Protein Expression and Promoter Methylation of p16 Gene Are Correlated With Malignant Transformation of Salivary Pleomorphic Adenoma
Context.—The significance of promoter methylation of the p16 gene and intracellular localization of p16 protein in the carcinogenesis of salivary carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (Ca-ex-PA) is not clear. The correlation of the promoter methylation of the p16 gene and the expression and localization of p16 protein in Ca-ex-PA need to be further clarified. Objective.—To investigate the p16 protein expression and promoter methylation of p16 gene in Ca-ex-PA and their roles in the malignant transformation of pleomorphic adenoma to Ca-ex-PA. Design.—The p16 protein expression and promoter methylation of the p16gene were determined in both benign and malignant components of 50 primary salivary Ca-ex-PA tissues by immunohistochemistry and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. Expression of p16 protein and promoter methylation of the p16 gene between the benign and the malignant components was compared statistically.
Yu-Hua Hu Chun-Ye Zhang Zhen Tian Li-Zhen Wang Jiang Li
Department of Oral Pathology, Ninth Peoples Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
国际会议
上海
英文
211-218
2011-12-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）