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Role of Chk1 gene in molecular classification and prognosis of gastric cancer using immunohistochemistry and LORD-Q assay.

Nadia SaeedIshrat MahjabeenFarzana HakimMuhammad Zahid HussainAzhar MehmoodAsif NisarMalik Waqar AhmedMahmood Akhtar Kayani
Published in: Future oncology (London, England) (2022)
Purpose: The aim of the current study was to assess the prognostic value of the  Chk1 gene in the DNA damage response pathway in gastric cancer (GC). Methods: Expression levels of the Chk1 were measured in 220 GC tumor tissues and adjacent healthy/noncancerous tissues using real-time PCR and immunohistochemical staining. Genomic instability in GC patients was measured using the long-run real-time PCR technique for DNA-damage quantification assay and comet assay. Results: Significantly downregulated expression of Chk1 was observed at the mRNA level (p < 0.0001) and protein level (p < 0.0001). Significantly increased frequency of lesions/10 kb and comets was observed in tumor tissues compared with control tissues. Conclusion: The data suggest that downregulated expression of Chk1  and positive  Heliobacter pylori  infection status may have prognostic significance in GC.
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