Abstract
At present, there is no available molecular marker that reliably detects the earliest stages of epithelial transformation in the majority of patients affected with incipient breast carcinoma. Here we introduce M34 protein, a mammalian actin filament regulatory protein, as a highly sensitive and easily detected positive cellular marker for both early and late stages of breast carcinoma. In this study, 24 human lactation duct neoplasms from postmenopausal women, including fibroadenoma, ductal carcinoma in situ, intraductal lobular papilloma, and metastatic adenocarcinoma, were analyzed for the presence of M34 protein by histochemical staining of paraffin and fresh-frozen sections. All 24 neoplasias tested positive for M34, whereas none of the 4 normal breast tissues stained for the protein. M34 identification was strongly positive for transformed epithelium in all tumor types tested. Twelve precancerous lesions of fibroadenoma (n = 4), intraductal papilloma (n = 4), and incipient ductal carcinoma in situ (n = 4) all showed high levels of M34 staining, suggesting that precancerous tumors, as well as the earliest stages of mammary carcinoma, can be sensitively detected. Furthermore, anti-M34 antibody selectively stained all 12 adva...Continue Reading
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