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. 2014 Jun;17(2):143-8.
doi: 10.4048/jbc.2014.17.2.143. Epub 2014 Jun 27.

miR-205 and miR-200c: Predictive Micro RNAs for Lymph Node Metastasis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Ufuk Berber  1 , Ismail Yilmaz  1 , Gizem Narli  1 , Aptullah Haholu  1 , Zafer Kucukodaci  1 , Dilaver Demirel  1
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miR-205 and miR-200c: Predictive Micro RNAs for Lymph Node Metastasis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Ufuk Berber et al. J Breast Cancer. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: We examined expression profiles of 16 micro RNAs (miRNAs) in triple negative breast cancers to identify their potential as biomarkers for lymph node metastasis.

Methods: The expression profiles of miR-9, miR-21, miR-30a, miR-30d, miR-31, miR-34a, miR-34c, miR-100, miR-122, miR-125b, miR-146a, miR-146b, miR-155, miR-181a, miR-200c, and miR-205 were examined by using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in tumor samples and corresponding benign breast tissues. Their associations with histopathological features and prognostic parameters were assessed.

Results: When compared with the expression in benign breast tissues, seven of the miRNAs (miR-31, miR-205, miR-34a, miR-146a, miR-125b, miR-34c, and miR-181a) were downregulated more than 1.5-fold in tumor tissues, whereas, only miR-21 was found to be upregulated more than 1.5-fold in tumor tissues. Although miR-200c levels were decreased only 1.12-fold in tumor tissues, the reduced expressions of miR-200c and miR-205 were significantly associated with lymph node metastasis (p=0.021 and p=0.016, respectively).

Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that miR-205 and miR-200c expression levels may be useful in predicting lymph node metastasis in triple negative breast cancer patients.

Keywords: Breast; Carcinoma; micro RNAs.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Mean micro RNA (miRNA) expression levels of overall, metastatic and nonmetastatic triple negative breast cancer samples. Data were normalized to benign breast tissue levels and standardized by log2 transformation. Vertical lines indicate standard error. LN+=lymph node metastasis; LN-=lymph node nonmetastasis. *p<0.05.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis result according to all micro RNA (miRNA) levels. Heatmap colors represent normalized miRNA levels in each case, and each line represents a case. Red boxes in the first column indicates lymph node metastasis (LNM). Data are standardized by log10 transformation.
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