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Comparative Study
. 1994 Jun;69(6):995-9.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1994.195.

Expression of ras oncogene p21 protein in normal and neoplastic laryngeal tissues: correlation with histopathological features and epidermal growth factor receptors

G Scambia  1 , L Catozzi, P Benedetti Panici, G Ferrandina, G Almadori, G Paludetti, G Cadoni, M Distefano, A Piffanelli, S Mancuso, et al.
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Comparative Study

Expression of ras oncogene p21 protein in normal and neoplastic laryngeal tissues: correlation with histopathological features and epidermal growth factor receptors

G Scambia et al. Br J Cancer. 1994 Jun.
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Abstract

Western blotting analysis of the p21 ras oncoprotein was performed in seven normal laryngeal mucosa specimens and 43 primary laryngeal cancers. Varying p21 levels, expressed as optical density (OD), were found in normal mucosa (median 1.94 OD, range 0.90-2.17 OD) and in primary laryngeal tumours (median 1.74 OD, range 0.30-6.37 OD). When p21 expression in laryngeal cancer was compared with the normal counterpart, higher levels were found in neoplastic than in normal laryngeal tissue (median 2.54 OD, range 1.76-6.37 OD, vs median 1.94 OD, range 0.90-2.17 OD) (P = 0.023). Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that most of the tumour cells (more than 70%) were immunostained while the stromal component was unreactive. No correlation between p21 expression and tumour location, stage and histopathological grade was observed. The correlation between ras p21 protein expression and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) levels was also investigated. EGFR-positive cases did not show any difference in p21 expression with respect to EGFR-negative cases (median 1.52 OD, range 0.30-6.37 OD, vs median 1.84 OD, range 0.93-3.71 OD). Our findings suggest that overexpression of p21 protein is associated with a malignant phenotype in laryngeal cancer. Further studies should be undertaken to evaluate whether the assessment of p21 protein expression may have clinical significance in laryngeal cancer.

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