PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 410-414.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2018.05.005

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The expression of HLA-G in breast cancer and its significance

HE Xu1, YE shangmian1, DONG dandan2, LI Ke2   

  1. 1.Core Laboratory,Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences,Sichuan Provincial People′s Hospital,Chengdu 610072,China;
    2.Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and the department of pathology,Sichuan Provincial People′s Hospital
  • Received:2018-06-15 Online:2018-10-28 Published:2018-10-23

Abstract: Objective The Objective of this study was to investigate the expression of human leukocye antigen-G(HLA-G)in breast cancer patients and its role in the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer.Methods HLA-G protein was isolated and purified,and hybridoma cell lines secreting anti-HLA-G monoclonal antibody were screened to obtain anti-HLA-G monoclonal antibody.The expression of HLA-G in 235 primary breast cancer tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry.The relationship amongst HLA-G expression with various clinicopathological parameters,host immune response & survival rate was analyzed.Results The expression rate of HLA-G in breast cancer patients was 66%(155/235).The expression of HLA-G was related to tumor size,clinical TNM stage and lymph node metastasis.The survival rate of HLA-G negative patients was significantly higher than that of HLA-G positive patients.Conclusion HLA-G is highly expressed in breast cancer tissues.The expression of HLA-G is related to host immune response and prognosis of breast cancer.HLA-G is an independent factor affecting the prognosis of breast cancer patients.

Key words: Human leukocyte antigen-G(HLA-G), Breast cancer, Immunohistochemistry

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