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High expression of DEK predicts poor prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma

Authors: Junjie Piao, Yongjun Shang, Shuangping Liu, Yingshi Piao, Xuelian Cui, Yuzi Li, Zhenhua Lin

Published in: Diagnostic Pathology | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

DEK, as an oncoprotein, plays an important role in cancer development and progression. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological significance of DEK overexpression in patients with gastric cancer.

Materials and methods

The expression of DEK protein was evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of 172 gastric cancer samples with complete clinicopathological features, and the correlation between DEK expression and clinicopathological features was examined. Survival rates were also calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method in gastric cancer patients with complete survival data.

Results

DEK protein showed a strictly nuclear staining pattern in gastric cancers with IHC and immunofluorescence. The strongly positive rate of DEK protein was 60.5% (104/172) in gastric cancers, which was significantly higher than that in either gastric dysplasia (19.4%, 7/36) or adjacent normal mucosa (0%, 0/27). DEK expression in gastric cancer correlated to tumor size, differentiation, clinical stage, disease-free survival, and overall survival rates. Further analysis showed that patients with early-stage gastric cancer and high DEK expression had shorter disease-free survival and overall survival duration than those with low DEK expression.

Conclusion

High level of DEK protein expression predicts the poor prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. DEK expression might be potentially used as an independent effective biomarker for prognostic evaluation of gastric cancers.

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Title: High expression of DEK predicts poor prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma
Authors: Junjie Piao
Yongjun Shang
Shuangping Liu
Yingshi Piao
Xuelian Cui
Yuzi Li
Zhenhua Lin
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Diagnostic Pathology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-9-67

At a glance: The STEP trials

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High expression of DEK predicts poor prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Background

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

Virtual slides

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Background

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

Virtual slides

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