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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
The ABH blood group isoantigen status of a retrospective series of 233 invasive breast carcinomas was examined, employing monoclonal antibodies (MCAB) against A, B, and H antigens with the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method. In addition, the H antigen was localized with Ulex Europeus Agglutinin I (UEAI) binding. The MCABs provided consistent and specific staining of erythrocytes and endothelium, as well as normal and neoplastic breast epithelium. The anti-H MCAB yielded cleaner background and less intense staining, but otherwise the staining distribution was comparable to the UEA I technique. Contrary to previous reports, deletion of isoantigen expression was not universal in all invasive carcinomas. Whereas 64%, 77%, and 73% of carcinomas from groups A, B, and AB patients, respectively, demonstrated total isoantigen loss, the remaining tumors exhibited variable degrees of isoantigen expression. Moreover, those carcinomas with complete loss of A and B determinants still displayed variable degrees of H immunoreactivity. Carcinomas from group O patients had different degrees of H antigen deletion, with only 12% showing total loss. Statistical analysis revealed that the isoantigen status bore no significant relationship to various epidemiologic, clinical, and pathologic parameters and did not serve as a useful prognostic determinant.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
308-19
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
ABH blood group isoantigen expression in breast carcinomas--an immunohistochemical evaluation using monoclonal antibodies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.