PMID- 9212742 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970731 LR - 20181113 IS - 0002-9440 (Print) IS - 1525-2191 (Electronic) IS - 0002-9440 (Linking) VI - 151 IP - 1 DP - 1997 Jul TI - Amplification of CCND1 and expression of its protein product, cyclin D1, in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. PG - 161-8 AB - Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast is a heterogeneous disease clinically and biologically. The few available studies of its natural history implicate DCIS as a non-obligate precursor for invasive carcinoma. We have used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect gene amplification of the cell cycle regulator gene CCND1 in 88 examples of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded DCIS. Expression of its protein product cyclin D1 was detected by immunohistochemistry. CCND1 was amplified in 18% of DCIS cases. High grade DCIS was more likely to show amplification than low grade DCIS (32% versus 8%; P = 0.08). Gene amplification was associated with cyclin D1 protein expression (P = 0.001), although cyclin D1 was detected in cases that did not demonstrate gene amplification. Overall, cyclin D1 protein was detected in 50% of DCIS cases. Although only 2 of 23 (8%) cases of low grade DCIS had CCND1 amplification, over 50% (13/23) of these cases expressed cyclin D1 protein. Low grade DCIS had a higher mean percentage of nuclei expressing cyclin D1 than did intermediate or high grade DCIS (P = 0.007). Mechanisms other than gene amplification may be responsible for increased cyclin D1 protein in DCIS, especially in low grade DCIS. Identifying mechanisms that control cell cycle progression in DCIS may yield clues to its biological behavior. FAU - Simpson, J F AU - Simpson JF AD - Division of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA. FAU - Quan, D E AU - Quan DE FAU - O'Malley, F AU - O'Malley F FAU - Odom-Maryon, T AU - Odom-Maryon T FAU - Clarke, P E AU - Clarke PE LA - eng GR - CA33572/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Am J Pathol JT - The American journal of pathology JID - 0370502 RN - 0 (Cyclins) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) RN - 136601-57-5 (Cyclin D1) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Breast Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology MH - Carcinoma in Situ/*genetics/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/*genetics/pathology MH - Cyclin D1 MH - Cyclins/*biosynthesis/*genetics MH - *Gene Amplification MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Multicenter Studies as Topic MH - Oncogene Proteins/*biosynthesis/*genetics PMC - PMC1857915 EDAT- 1997/07/01 00:00 MHDA- 1997/07/01 00:01 PMCR- 1998/01/01 CRDT- 1997/07/01 00:00 PHST- 1997/07/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1997/07/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/07/01 00:00 [entrez] PHST- 1998/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Pathol. 1997 Jul;151(1):161-8.