Expression of UHRF1 protein in breast cancer tissue and its correlation with local recurrence

Objective To investigate the expression of UHRF1 protein in breast cancer and adjacent normal tissues, and its relationship with local recurrence. Methods Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was applied to detect the expression of UHRF1 protein in 69 specimens of breast cancer and 33 specimens of corresponding adjacent normal tissues; Chi-square test was used to analyze the relationship between UHRF1 protein expression and clinical factors. Results The positive rate expression of UHRF1 protein in breast cancer was 55.1% (38/69), and UHRF1 protein expression was not found in adjacent normal tissues. The positive expression rate of UHRF1 protein in stage III was higher than that in stageⅠ-Ⅱ [68.4% (26/38) vs. 38.7% (12/31), P 0.05). Conclusions The positive expression rate of UHRF1 protein is obviously higher than that in adjacent normal tissue. Besides, UHRF1 protein is related to the stage and chest wall of local recurrence after radiotherapy. Key words: Breast neoplasms; Radiation tolerance; UHRF1 protein