Comparative expression analysis of four breast cancer subtypes versus matched normal tissue from the same patients

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Paolo G V MartiniRobert K Campbell

Abstract

Gene expression studies have been widely used in an effort to identify signatures that can predict clinical progression of cancer. In this study we focused instead on identifying gene expression differences between breast tumors and adjacent normal tissue, and between different subtypes of tumor classified by clinical marker status. We have collected a set of 20 breast cancer tissues, matched with the adjacent pathologically normal tissue from the same patient. The cancer samples representing each subtype of breast cancer identified by estrogen receptor ER(+/-) and Her2(+/-) status and divided into four subgroups (ER+/Her2+, ER+/Her2-, ER-/Her2+, and ER-/Her2-) were hybridized on Affymetrix HG-133 Plus 2.0 microarrays. By comparing cancer samples with their matched normal controls we have identified 3537 overall differentially expressed genes using data analysis methods from Bioconductor. When we looked at the genes in common of the four subgroups, we found 151 regulated genes, some of them encoding known targets for breast cancer treatment. Unique genes in the four subgroups instead suggested gene regulation dependent on the ER/Her2 markers selection. In conclusion, the results indicate that microarray studies using robust ana...Continue Reading

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