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Utilizing Murine Inducible Telomerase Alleles in the Studies of Tissue Degeneration/Regeneration and Cancer
Published on: April 13, 2015
Telomeres and telomerase in endometrial cancer and hyperplasia
Anna Pańczyszyn1, Ewa Boniewska-Bernacka1, Karolina Włodarczyk2
1Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Opole, Opole, Poland.
Introduction:
The study aimed to measure telomeres length (TL) and telomerase expression in normal endometrium and endometrial hyperplasia and cancer.
Methods:
Total RNA and DNA were isolated from endometrium samples of 117 patients. The RT-PCR method was used to determine telomerase expression and relative telomere length.
Results:
The control group had the longest telomeres in comparison to the hyperplasia and endometrial cancer groups. Only in the endometrial cancer group was telomerase expressed and positively correlated with telomere length.
Conclusions:
Telomere extension in endometrial cancer is mediated by telomerase, but telomere length may not be an indicator of endometrioid cancer development.
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