ea0032p532 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2013
Milardi Domenico
, Grande Giuseppe
, Pierconti Francesco
, Martini Maurizio
, Cenci Tonia
, Gulino Gaetano
, Schinzari Giovanni
, Larocca Luigi Maria
, Rindi Guido
, Pontecorvi Alfredo
, De Marinis Laura
Pituitary transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) is a mammalian securing involved in mitosis to ensure chromosomal stability. PTTG1 is overexpressed in a variety of tumors. It can directly and indirectly induce expression of genes that are involved in regulating tumorigenesis and cancer development (c-Myc, bFGF, VEGF and MMP2).We evaluated PTTG1-expression by immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimen testicular tissues from 53 male patie...