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Name
Gene expression profiling reveals activation of the FA/BRCA pathway in advanced squamous cervical cancer with intrinsic resistance and therapy failure
Repository
Gemma
Identifier
gemma.experiment:8817
Description
Twenty-one patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma were enrolled in this study. Primary biopsies harvested prior to therapy were divided according to the patient’s 6 months clinical response and analyzed for whole human gene expression (Agilent). A 2859-gene signature was identified to distinguish between responder and non-responder patients. ‘DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair’ represented one of the most important mechanisms activated in non-responsive cervical tumors, and ‘Role of BRCA1 in DNA Damage Response’ was predicted to be the most significantly altered canonical pathway involved in intrinsic resistance. The microarray results were validated by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. An additional set of 24 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded cervical cancer samples was used for independent validation of the proteins of interest. Immunohistological staining confirmed increased expression of BRCA1, BRIP1, FANCD2 and RAD51 in non-responsive compared with responsive advanced squamous cervical cancer, both in the initial set of 21 cervical cancer samples and the second set of 24 samples.
Last Updated (by provider): May 21 2014
Contributors: Oana Tudoran Meda Rus Sergiu Susman Laura Pop Viorica Nagy Laura Maja Ioana Berindan-Neagoe Simona Visan Claudia Ordeanu Loredana Balacescu Ovidiu Balacescu Nicolae Todor Bogdan Fetica Rares Buiga
Data or Study Types
gene expression
Keywords
functional genomics
Source Organization
University of British Columbia
Access Conditions
available
Access Hyperlink
www.chibi.ubc.ca/Gemma/expressionExperiment/showExpressionExperiment.html?id=8817

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