Cyclin e deregulation is an early event in the development of breast cancer

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Abstract

Cyclin E has been shown to be overexpressed in some human breast cancers, however, data to support deregulation of cyclin E as an early event in human mammary tumor development is lacking. We analyzed surgical specimens from 183 patients with breast carcinomas and evaluated cyclin E expression in areas of invasive carcinoma, adjacent carcinoma in situ (CIS), and non-neoplastic breast parenchyma. Overexpression of cyclin E was seen in one-third of invasive carcinoma samples, one-third of the CIS component and nearly half of the non-neoplastic breast epithelial cells adjacent to carcinoma (44% vs. 33%, P ≤ 0.05). Nuclear labeling for cyclin E was highly concordant between areas of in invasive carcinoma, CIS and non-neoplastic breast epithelial cells from the same patient (P < 0.0001). Localization of cyclin E to the cytoplasm was seen in a small proportion of tumor samples. Our findings suggest that cyclin E deregulation is an early event in the progression from histologically benign mammary epithelial cells to invasive carcinoma and occurs through both overexpression and altered cellular localization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)651-659
Number of pages9
JournalBreast Cancer Research and Treatment
Volume115
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Cyclin E
  • Cytoplasmic localization
  • Premalignant breast disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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