Tumorigenic and Prognostic Significance of RASSF1A Expression in Low-grade (WHO Grade 1 and Grade 2) Nonmuscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Ha Y, Jeong P, Kim J, Kwon W, Kim I, Yun S, Kim G, Choi Y, Moon S, Kim W. Tumorigenic and Prognostic Significance of RASSF1A Expression in Low-grade (WHO Grade 1 and Grade 2) Nonmuscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. Urology 2012, 79: 1411.e1-1411.e6. PMID: 22446336, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.01.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancersNonmuscle invasive bladder cancerPolymerase chain reactionBladder cancerTumor tissueMultivariate Cox regression analysisMRNA expressionTissue levelsRASSF1A expressionCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier estimatesChain reactionNormal bladder mucosaTumor tissue levelsNormal tissue levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionRASSF1A promoter methylationQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionMethylation-specific polymerase chain reactionEffect of RASSF1AT ratioIndependent predictorsPrognostic significancePrognostic valueLarge tumors