Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/6949
Title: The expression of novel gene URG4 in osteosarcoma: Correlation with patients' prognosis
Authors: Huang, J.
Zhu, B.
Lu, L.
Lian, Z.
Wang, Y.
Yang, X.
Satiroglu-Tufan, Naciye Lale
Keywords: MVC
Osteosarcoma
PCNA
Prognosis
URG4
cycline
adult
article
cancer recurrence
clinical article
controlled study
correlation analysis
disease free survival
female
gene expression
human
human tissue
immunohistochemistry
male
nucleotide sequence
osteosarcoma
overall survival
prognosis
statistical significance
tumor gene
up regulated gene 4
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Abstract: Aims: Up-regulated gene 4 (URG4) is a novel gene that may be associated with the onset of tumorigenesis and cell cycle regulation. The present study examined for the first time the expression of URG4 in osteosarcoma, which is one of the most rapidly growing sarcomas, and investigated its prognostic value in both disease-free and overall survival of the patients. Methods: The expression of URG4 in osteosarcoma tissues was examined by immunohistochemistry in 46 patients who underwent surgical operation for osteosarcoma; the correlation of URG4 with proliferating cell nuclear antigen index (PCNA) and microvessel count (MVC) was analysed, and the prognostic value of URG4 in patients was investigated. Results: URG4 was highly expressed in 40 of 46 (86.96%) osteosarcoma specimens with cytoplasmic staining, and also increased in the specimens with recurrence (p < 0.05) and metastasis (p < 0.05). The mean disease-free survival and overall survival were 50.25 and 54.08 months for patients with over-expressed URG4, compared with 69.54 and 70.01 months for those with low expression. URG4 was also found to be highly related with PCNA, while no significant relationship was found between URG4 and MVC. Conclusions: URG4 may play important roles in the development of osteosarcoma, and might be a useful molecular marker for predicting the prognosis of osteosarcoma. © 2009 Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/6949
https://doi.org/10.1080/00313020802436808
ISSN: 0031-3025
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