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Cytokeratin 5/14-positive breast cancer: true basal phenotype confined to BRCA1 tumors

Laakso, M ; Loman, Niklas LU ; Borg, Åke LU and Isola, J (2005) In Modern Pathology 18(10). p.1321-1328
Abstract
Breast ducts contain two types of epithelial cells, inner luminal cells and outer basal/ myoepithelial cells. These cells can be distinguished by their immunophenotype. Cytokeratins ( CKs) 8 and 18 are expressed in the luminal layer, whereas CK5/ 14 and the transcription factor p63 characterize the basal epithelial layer. We studied a population- based cohort of 288 sporadic ductal invasive cancers and found 9% positive for CK5/ 14 and 4% positive for p63. Using a highly sensitive polymer- based immunohistochemical staining, all sporadic tumors were positive for the luminal CK8/ 18, including those positive for CK5/ 14. Pairs of primary tumors and metastases ( n = 38) were always concordant for CK5/ 14 expression. The majority of the CK5/... (More)
Breast ducts contain two types of epithelial cells, inner luminal cells and outer basal/ myoepithelial cells. These cells can be distinguished by their immunophenotype. Cytokeratins ( CKs) 8 and 18 are expressed in the luminal layer, whereas CK5/ 14 and the transcription factor p63 characterize the basal epithelial layer. We studied a population- based cohort of 288 sporadic ductal invasive cancers and found 9% positive for CK5/ 14 and 4% positive for p63. Using a highly sensitive polymer- based immunohistochemical staining, all sporadic tumors were positive for the luminal CK8/ 18, including those positive for CK5/ 14. Pairs of primary tumors and metastases ( n = 38) were always concordant for CK5/ 14 expression. The majority of the CK5/ 14- positive cases were of histologic grade III ( P = 0.0007) and steroid hormone receptor negative ( P < 0.0001). CK5/ 14 expression was inversely associated with HER- 2 oncogene amplification, but only in the subgroup of estrogen receptor-negative tumors ( P = 0.007). In a separate set of 42 hereditary breast cancers, the majority ( 78%) of the BRCA1-associated tumors, but only one of 15 BRCA2- associated tumors was positive for CK5/ 14. In contrast to sporadic CK5/ 14- positive tumors, BRCA1- associated tumors displayed less intense CK8/ 18 staining, including some truly CK5/ 14- positive CK8/ 18- negative cases. These results suggest that CK5/ 14- positive sporadic breast cancers arise from glandularly committed progenitor cells rather than true CK8/ 18- negative basal cells. (Less)
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immunohistochemistry, HER-2, cytokeratin, BRCA2, basal phenotype, BRCA1, oncogene, progenitor cell
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Modern Pathology
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18
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10
pages
1321 - 1328
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Nature Publishing Group
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  • wos:000232145600006
  • pmid:15990899
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1530-0285
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10.1038/modpathol.3800456
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English
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  abstract     = {{Breast ducts contain two types of epithelial cells, inner luminal cells and outer basal/ myoepithelial cells. These cells can be distinguished by their immunophenotype. Cytokeratins ( CKs) 8 and 18 are expressed in the luminal layer, whereas CK5/ 14 and the transcription factor p63 characterize the basal epithelial layer. We studied a population- based cohort of 288 sporadic ductal invasive cancers and found 9% positive for CK5/ 14 and 4% positive for p63. Using a highly sensitive polymer- based immunohistochemical staining, all sporadic tumors were positive for the luminal CK8/ 18, including those positive for CK5/ 14. Pairs of primary tumors and metastases ( n = 38) were always concordant for CK5/ 14 expression. The majority of the CK5/ 14- positive cases were of histologic grade III ( P = 0.0007) and steroid hormone receptor negative ( P &lt; 0.0001). CK5/ 14 expression was inversely associated with HER- 2 oncogene amplification, but only in the subgroup of estrogen receptor-negative tumors ( P = 0.007). In a separate set of 42 hereditary breast cancers, the majority ( 78%) of the BRCA1-associated tumors, but only one of 15 BRCA2- associated tumors was positive for CK5/ 14. In contrast to sporadic CK5/ 14- positive tumors, BRCA1- associated tumors displayed less intense CK8/ 18 staining, including some truly CK5/ 14- positive CK8/ 18- negative cases. These results suggest that CK5/ 14- positive sporadic breast cancers arise from glandularly committed progenitor cells rather than true CK8/ 18- negative basal cells.}},
  author       = {{Laakso, M and Loman, Niklas and Borg, Åke and Isola, J}},
  issn         = {{1530-0285}},
  keywords     = {{immunohistochemistry; HER-2; cytokeratin; BRCA2; basal phenotype; BRCA1; oncogene; progenitor cell}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1321--1328}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Modern Pathology}},
  title        = {{Cytokeratin 5/14-positive breast cancer: true basal phenotype confined to BRCA1 tumors}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.3800456}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/modpathol.3800456}},
  volume       = {{18}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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