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- Title
RNA-binding protein LIN28 is a sensitive marker of pediatric yolk sac tumors.
- Authors
Feng, Shaoguang; Huang, Songsong; Tong, Yulong; Chen, Zhongliang; Shen, Delei; Wu, Dazhou; Lai, Xin-He; Chen, Xiaoming
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>RNA-binding protein LIN28 is involved in maintaining the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. It has been detected in different types of testicular and ovarian germ cell tumors (GCTs), but its status in pediatric YSTs (yolk sac tumors) is still unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the immunohistochemical profile of LIN28 in pediatric YSTs.<bold>Methods and Results: </bold>Immunohistochemistry detection of LIN28 was performed in 22 cases of pediatric YSTs and 10 mature teratomas. The percentage of tumor cells stained was scored as 0, 1+ (1-30 % cells), 2+ (31-60 %), 3+ (61-90 %), and 4+ (>90 %). To compare its sensitive and specificity with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), we also stained AFP in 22 cases of pediatric YSTs and 10 mature teratomas in children. LIN28 staining was high in all 22 pediatric yolk sac tumor (2+ in 1, 3+ in 1, and 4+ in 20), and weak staining of LIN28 was seen in 1 of 10 mature teratomas (1+), 9 of 10 mature teratomas were negative expression. However, the expression of AFP in pediatric YST was lower compared with Lin28 (- in 1, 1+ in 8, 2+ in 12, and 3+ in 1), and weak expression of AFP was seen in 2 of 10 mature teratomas (1+), 8 of 10 mature teratomas were negative. LIN28 had higher intensity expression than AFP in pediatric YSTs (P < 0.001).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>LIN28 is a sensitive marker for pediatric YSTs and it can be used to distinguish them from mature teratomas. LIN28 is likely to become a new and valuable biomarker for diagnosing of pediatric YST.
- Subjects
RNA-binding proteins; LIN28B gene; BIOMARKERS; ENDODERMAL sinus tumors; PLURIPOTENT stem cells; EMBRYONIC stem cells; PROTEIN metabolism; ALPHA fetoproteins; GERM cell tumors; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN tumors; TERATOMA; TESTIS tumors
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2016, Vol 32, Issue 8, p819
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00383-016-3922-1