MicroRNA-10b expression in breast cancer and its clinical association

PLoS One. 2018 Feb 6;13(2):e0192509. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192509. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNA molecules that play a significant role in many types of cancers including breast cancer. In the current study, we evaluated the expression levels of microR-10b (miR-10b) in 115 breast cancer patients from Sichuan Cancer Center. Real time reverse transcription-PCR was used to assess miR-10b expression. Clinical data including disease stage, survival status, age, ER/PR/HER2 status, molecular subtypes, tumor size, lymph node status and Ki-67 expression levels were correlated with miR-10b expression levels. Our data showed that the miR-10b expression is correlated with disease stage, living status and tumor sizes. We also found that miR-10b expression levels are higher in the lymph node positive group and the Ki-67 higher scoring group (score > 20). No statistically significant differences were observed based on age or molecular sub-type grouping. In conclusion, miR-10b may be a biomarker for breast cancer and is a potential treatment target.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Female
  • Genes, erbB-2
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs / genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism
  • Receptors, Progesterone / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • MIRN10 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Receptors, Progesterone

Grants and funding

The work was supported by the Program for provincial universities innovative research team in Sichuan province (NO. 13TD0028. Awarded to Yiyi Sun). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.