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Expression of YY1 in Wilms tumors with favorable histology is a risk factor for adverse outcomes
Marta Zapata-Tarres1, Luis E Juarez-Villegas2, Altagracia Maldonado-Valenzuela3
1Servicio de Oncología, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Mexico City, Mexico.
Aim:
To investigate the role of the transcription factor YY1 in Wilms tumor (WT).
Patients & Methods:
We measured YY1 expression using tissue microarray from patients with pediatric renal tumors, mainly WT and evaluated correlations with the predicted clinical evolution. YY1 expression was measured using immunohistochemical and protein expression was determined by digital pathology.
Results & Conclusion:
YY1 significantly increased in WT patients. In addition, an increase in YY1 expression had a greater risk of adverse outcomes in WT patients with favorable histology. YY1 expression was higher in the blastemal component of tumors, and high nuclear expression positively correlated with metastasis. YY1 may be considered as a metastasis risk factor in WT.
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