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Methylation status and protein expression of RASSF1A in breast cancer patients
Authors:Hoda A Hagrass  Heba F Pasha  Mohamed A Shaheen  Eman H Abdel Bary  Rasha Kassem
Institution:1. Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
2. Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
3. Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
4. Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
5. Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Abstract:Recently genetics and epigenetics alterations have been found to be characteristic of malignancy and hence can be used as targets for detection of neoplasia. RAS association domain family protein 1A (RASSF1A) gene hypermethylation has been a subject of interest in recent researches on cancer breast patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether RASSF1A methylation status and RASSF1A protein expression are associated with the major clinico-pathological parameters. One hundred and twenty breast cancer Egyptian patients and 100-control subjects diagnosed with benign lesions of the breast were enrolled in this study. We evaluated RASSF1A methylation status in tissue and serum samples using Methyl specific PCR together with RASSF1A protein expression in tissues by immunohistochemistry. Results were studied in relation to known prognostic clinicopathological features in breast cancer. Frequency of RASSF1A methylation in tissues and serum were 70 and 63.3 % respectively and RASSF1A protein expression showed frequency of 46.7 %. There was an association between RASSF1A methylation in tissues, serum and loss of protein expression in tissues with invasive carcinoma, advanced stage breast cancer, L.N. metastasis, ER/PR and HER2 negativity. RASSF1A methylation in serum showed high degree of concordance with methylation in tissues (Kappa = 0.851, P < 0.001). RASSF1A hypermethylation in tissues and serum and its protein expression may be a valid, reliable and sensitive tool for detection and follow up of breast cancer patients.
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