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Immunohistochemical expression of FOXA1 and Androgen receptor in breast carcinoma in Upper Egypt

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Disease pathology.
Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most widespread cancer in women worldwide. Forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) is a forkhead family protein that is encoded by the FOXA1 gene. Recent studies suggest that during the development of cancers, FOXA1 may become an oncogene.  Androgen receptor (AR) belongs to the steroid nuclear receptor-ligand-binding superfamily. Objectives: FOXA1 and AR immunohistochemical (IHC) expression in breast carcinoma showed potential as tumor-specific targets. Their correlation with different histopathological parameters and with each other were assessed. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective analytical study carried out at Qena University Hospital from April 2021 to December 2022. The study included 65 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from different breast lesions  obtained from the Pathology Department at Qena University Hospital. Results: There were highly statistically significant associations between FOXA1 Score and ER, PR, and Molecular Subtype (Luminal B-like Her2-ve), while the differences between FOXA1 Score and Molecular Subtypes (Her-2-enriched and Triple Negative) were statistically significant. There were statistically significant differences between AR score and ER, PR, and type of operation. Our research showed that AR and FOXA1 are strongly associated. Conclusion: Our results suggest that in Breast Carcinoma, the expression of FOXA1 has a strong association with the expression of AR. These findings have important clinical significance in selecting a subset of AR+ tumors that are suitable for anti-AR therapies. However, this requires further examination in more extensive cohort studies.

DOI

10.21608/svuijm.2024.277714.1829

Keywords

Forkhead box A1, FoxA1, Breast carcinoma, Androgen receptor

Authors

First Name

Seham Abdelrazik Ismail

Last Name

Ismail

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Affiliation

Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

seham.abdelrazek@med.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

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First Name

Sabah A.M.

Last Name

Fadel

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Affiliation

Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

sabah_fadel177@yahoo.com

City

Assuit

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First Name

Noha A.

Last Name

Aboulhagag

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Affiliation

Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

nohah74@yahoo.com

City

Assuit

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First Name

Mohammed M.

Last Name

Wahman

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Affiliation

Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

wahman6661@yahoo.com

City

Qena

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Volume

7

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

47977

Issue Date

2024-07-01

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2024-03-30

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

67

Page End

80

Print ISSN

2735-427X

Online ISSN

2636-3402

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https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/article_359489.html

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1,520

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SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences

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https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Immunohistochemical expression of FOXA1 and Androgen receptor in breast carcinoma in Upper Egypt

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27 Dec 2024