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Clinical Significance of Ndrg3 in Patients With Breast Cancer Publisher Pubmed



Estiar MA1 ; Zare AA2 ; Esmaeili R3 ; Farahmand L3 ; Fazilaty H4 ; Jafari D5 ; Samadi T3 ; Majidzadeha K3
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Recombinant Proteins Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Cancer Genetics Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Developmental Neurobiology, Instituto de Neurociencias UMH-SIC, Alicante, Spain
  5. 5. Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Future Oncology Published:2017


Abstract

Aim: The expression level of NDRG3 gene is investigated among breast cancer (BC) patients. Methods: Real-time quantitative PCR was performed. Results: NDRG3 was downregulated in BC patients particularly in advanced stage of the disease. HER2 status was significantly correlated with the expression of NDRG3. Also, triple-negative BC patients showed low levels of NDRG3 expression in comparison to other subtypes. Lastly, the expression of NDRG3 had significant impact on survival, with NDRG3 downregulated patients having the worst event-free survival rate among others. Conclusion: We have presented that NDRG3 might be a tumor suppressor candidate. NDRG3 downregulation might be involved in the tumorigenesis and development of invasive BC in an advanced phase of the disease. © 2017 Future Medicine Ltd.