2013
Secretoglobin expression in ovarian carcinoma: lipophilin B gene upregulation as an independent marker of better prognosis
Bignotti E, Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Rossi E, Donzelli C, Todeschini P, Romani C, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Carnazza M, Quadraro F, Tognon G, Sartori E, Pecorelli S, Roque DM, Santin AD. Secretoglobin expression in ovarian carcinoma: lipophilin B gene upregulation as an independent marker of better prognosis. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2013, 11: 162. PMID: 23819652, PMCID: PMC3706350, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinomaNormal ovariesMammaglobin APrognostic markerLipophilin ALipophilin BPatients' clinico-pathological featuresMultivariate Cox regression analysisMammaglobin B mRNANeoplastic ovarian tissuesProgression-free survivalDisease-free survivalProtein expressionCox regression analysisLow tumor gradeClinico-pathological featuresIndependent prognostic markerUnivariate survival analysisOvarian carcinoma samplesAggressive tumor phenotypeGene overexpressionParaffin-embedded tumorsConclusionsThe present studyReal-time reverse transcription PCRQuantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR
2007
Overexpression of mammaglobin B in epithelial ovarian carcinomas
Tassi RA, Bignotti E, Rossi E, Falchetti M, Donzelli C, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Overexpression of mammaglobin B in epithelial ovarian carcinomas. Gynecologic Oncology 2007, 105: 578-585. PMID: 17343903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian carcinomaHuman ovarian surface epitheliumMammaglobin BOvarian cancerReal-time PCRBenign cystadenomasOvarian carcinomaNormal ovariesNovel ovarian cancer biomarkersB expressionNormal human ovarian surface epitheliumPrimary epithelial ovarian carcinomaSerous papillary ovarian cancerMammaglobin B mRNAMultiple histological typesOvarian cancer biopsiesSerous papillary tumorsClear cell tumorsOvarian surface epitheliumFresh frozen biopsiesOvarian cancer biomarkersParaffin-embedded tissuesMixed histologyBorderline tumorsHistologic type