LRIG1‑2 and LMO7 immunoreactivity in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma: Association with prognosis in relation to HPV‑DNA and p16INK4a status.

ABSTRACT: The present study was conducted to investigate the possible prognostic value of molecular markers LRIG1‑2 and LIM domain 7 protein (LMO7) in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) and their possible correlation to human papilloma virus (HPV)‑ and p16INK4a‑status of the tumors. Patients diagnosed with VSCC at the University Hospital of Umeå, Sweden, during the years 1990‑2013 were selected. Tumor blocks were retrieved from tissue archives and clinical data were collected from the records of patients. HPV‑PCR analysis, HPV genotyping and immunohistochemistry were performed. In total, 112 patients were included. Forty percent of the tumors were HPV‑positive, 27% were p16INK4a‑positive and 23% were positive for both HPV and p16INK4a (considered HPV‑driven). HPV‑positivity and p16INK4a‑positivit

SUBMITTER: Stefansson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549080 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature