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These markers define a region on chromosome 18p previously shown to undergo LOH in invasive ductal breast carcinomas as well as non-small cell lung carcinomas and glioblastomas [ 1, 2].
The secreted form has been referred to as megakaryocyte potentiating factor (MPF) for its ability to stimulate the megakaryocyte colony forming activity of murine IL-3 in mouse bone marrow cell culture [ 23 24 ] . Mesothelin expression is induced in a variety of cancers including ovarian, pancreatic, lung, and cervical cancer [ 25 26 ] . The soluble portion of mesothelin has drawn attention as a potential serum tumor marker since it is highly over-expressed in patients with ovarian carcinomas and pancreatic adenocarcinomas [ 27 28 ] .
We tested in this investigation the hypothesis that M6P/IGF2R loss of heterozygosity in locally advanced, non-metastatic squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck is associated with poorer patient prognosis.
The staining achieved with all three antibodies was relatively homogeneous across the tumor in positive cases, and no qualitative differences in staining were apparent at the invasive edge of the carcinomas.
Interestingly, mesothelin expression is induced in lung, ovarian, and pancreatic carcinomas where constitutive activation of Wnt signaling is caused by stabilizing mutations in beta-catenin [ 27 28 41 42 43 44 ] . The induction of mesothelin in these carcinomas may be due to misregulation of Wnt signaling as are other targets of the Wnt pathway, c-myc and cyclin D1.
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