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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed Stanniocalcin-1 (STC-1) mRNA expression in human normal tissues, various types of human cancer cell lines, and cancer tissues obtained during surgery. Using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay developed to detect STC-1 mRNA, the transcripts were detected in 20 out of 21 cancer cell lines and in all tumor tissues from various types of cancer. Semi-quantitative analyses with multiplex RT-PCR showed that STC-1 mRNA tended to be enhanced in cancer tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer compared to background cancer-free tissues. Analysis of blood samples obtained from 11 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before, after and during hepatectomy showed STC-1 mRNA expression in 8 out of 11 patients at least one time. Normal donor blood samples (n=31) were all-negative for STC-1 mRNA expression. Our results indicate that STC-1 mRNA might be a useful molecular marker for detection of tumor cells in blood from patients with various types of malignancies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1019-6439
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
799-804
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment of Stanniocalcin-1 mRNA as a molecular marker for micrometastases of various human cancers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't