High Skp2/Low p57(Kip2) Expression is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Human Breast Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Downregulation of p57(Kip2) is involved in tumor progression, and S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2) is an E3 ligase that regulates a variety of cell cycle proteins. However, the prognostic value of p57(Kip2) and its correlation with Skp2 in breast cancer have not been fully elucidated. Here we report our study on the expression of p57(Kip2) and Skp2 in 102 breast cancer patients by immunohistochemistry, and analysis of clinicopathologic parameters in relation to patient prognosis. The expression of p57(Kip2) was negatively associated with Skp2 expression in breast cancer (r = -0.26, P = 0.009). Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that both high Skp2 and low p57(Kip2) correlated with poor disease-free survival (DFS) (P = 0.05), and a group with the combination of high Skp2/low p57(Kip2

SUBMITTER: Yang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4525793 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature