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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2019

Overexpression of TBX3 transcription factor as a potential diagnostic marker for breast cancer.

Saeb Aliwaini, Abdel Monem Lubbad, Ahmed Shourfa, Hosam A A Hamada, Basim Ayesh, Husam Eddeen M Abu Tayem, Ayman Abu Mustafa, Fayek Abu Rouk, Moen M Redwan, Mohamed Al-Najjar

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Saeb AliwainiDepartment of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic University of Gaza, 108 Gaza, Palestine.
Abdel Monem LubbadDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, 108 Gaza, Palestine.
Ahmed ShourfaDepartment of Oncology, European Gaza Hospital, 7049 Gaza, Palestine.
Hosam A A HamadaDepartment of Pathology, Alshefa Hospital, 1016 Gaza, Palestine.
Basim AyeshDepartment of Laboratory Medical Sciences, Alaqsa University, 4051 Gaza, Palestine.
Husam Eddeen M Abu TayemDepartment of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic University of Gaza, 108 Gaza, Palestine.
Ayman Abu MustafaNursing Department, Palestine College of Nursing, 7049 Gaza, Palestine.
Fayek Abu RoukDepartment of Oncology, European Gaza Hospital, 7049 Gaza, Palestine.
Moen M RedwanDepartment of Pathology, Alshefa Hospital, 1016 Gaza, Palestine.
Mohamed Al-NajjarDepartment of Oncology, European Gaza Hospital, 7049 Gaza, Palestine.
European Hospital · ITIslamic University of Gaza · PSDar Al-Shifa Hospital · PSAl-Aqsa University · PSPalestine Technical College · PS

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Abstract

The T-box 3 (TBX3) transcription factor has been shown to serve multiple roles in normal development. Recent findings have revealed that TBX3 is overexpressed in different types of carcinomas, including breast, cervical, ovarian, melanoma, pancreatic, lung, liver, bladder, head and neck. Therefore, the present study investigated the significance of TBX3 as a diagnostic marker of breast cancer. To achieve this aim, breast cancer samples and their adjacent normal tissues were collected from 51 breast cancer patients from the European Gaza hospital during 2015-2016. Sections from each sample were immune-stained by anti-TBX3 and suitable secondary and tertiary antibodies. TBX3 levels were evaluated in cancerous and normal samples. Clinicopathological data for each patient were documented. The correlation between TBX3 levels and the clinicopathological parameters were statistically tested. The results revealed that TBX3 is significantly overexpressed in breast cancer tissues when compared with normal tissues. Furthermore, TBX3 was mainly a cytoplasmic protein in normal and breast cancer tissues. Notably, TBX3 levels exhibited a sensitivity of 78.4%, specificity of 79.6%, accuracy of 79% and area under the curve of 0.791 (0.700-0.882) at a cut-off value=9 as breast cancer marker. However, no significant associations were observed between TBX3 levels and other breast cancer markers including oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, cancer antigen 15-3 and breast cancer stages. Altogether, these results suggested that TBX3 overexpression may be a potential biomarker for breast cancer.

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breast cancer diagnosisT-box 3 transcription factor

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