Abstract
Liver receptor homologue-1 (LRH-1) belongs to a class of nuclear orphan receptor. We examined immunolocalization of LRH-1 in 106 breast carcinomas. LRH-1 immunoreactivity was detected in 43% of the invasive ductal carcinoma. It was negatively correlated with clinical stage, histological grade and HER2 status, and positively associated with sex-steroid receptors, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, P450 side-chain cleavage, and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. LRH-1 immunoreactivity was also detected in 28% of the ductal carcinoma in situ. These results suggest that LRH-1 is frequently detected in breast carcinoma tissues, and plays important roles including the regulation of in situ steroidogenesis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 24-33 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 244 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Nov 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Breast cancer
- LRH-1
- Steroidogenesis