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BACKGROUND:KLK5 is a newly discovered human kallikrein gene. Many kallikrein genes have been found to be differentially expressed in various malignancies, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA; encoded by the KLK3 gene) is the best tumor marker for prostate cancer. Like the genes that encode PSA and other kallikreins, the KLK5 gene was found to be regulated by steroid hormones in the BT-474 breast cancer cell line. METHODS:We studied KLK5 expression in 179 patients with different stages and grades of epithelial breast carcinoma by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), using LightCycler((R)) technology. An optimal cutoff point equal to the detection limit (65th percentile) was used. KLK5 values were then compared with other established prognostic factors in terms of disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS:High KLK5 expression was found more frequently in pre-/perimenopausal (P = 0.026), node-positive (P = 0.029), and estrogen receptor-negative (P = 0.038) patients. In univariate analysis, KLK5 overexpression was a significant predictor of reduced DFS (P <0.001) and OS (P <0.001). Cox multivariate analysis indicated that KLK5 was an independent prognostic factor for DFS and OS. KLK5 remained an independent prognostic variable in the subgroups of patients with large tumors (>2 cm) and positive nodes. Hazard ratios derived from Cox analysis and related to DFS and OS were 2.48 (P = 0.005) and 2.37 (P = 0.009), respectively, for the node-positive group and 3.03 (P = 0.002) and 2.94 (P = 0.002), respectively, for patients with tumor sizes >2 cm. KLK5 expression was also associated with statistically significantly shorter DFS (P = 0.006) and OS (P = 0.004) in the subgroup of patients with grade I and II tumors. CONCLUSIONS:KLK5 expression as assessed by quantitative RT-PCR is an independent and unfavorable prognostic marker for breast carcinoma.
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Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Yousef GM,Scorilas A,Kyriakopoulou LG,Rendl L,Diamandis M,Ponzone R,Biglia N,Giai M,Roagna R,Sismondi P,Diamandis EPsubject
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2002-08-01 00:00:00pages
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1530-8561journal_volume
48pub_type
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