RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Quantitative Analysis of Ku70 and Ku80 mRNA Gene Expression in Melanoma Brain Metastases. Correlation with Immunohistochemistry and In Situ Hybridization JF Cancer Genomics - Proteomics JO Cancer Genomics Proteomics FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 225 OP 230 VO 1 IS 3 A1 MONIKA KORABIOWSKA A1 FATIMA KÖNIG A1 THILO SCHLOTT A1 PHILIP SLOTTY A1 BERND ROMEIKE A1 CARLOS CORDON-CARDO A1 ULRICH BRINCK YR 2004 UL http://cgp.iiarjournals.org/content/1/3/225.abstract AB Background: Altered expression and prognostic significance of DNA double-strand repair genes Ku70 and Ku80 has been shown by our research group for malignant melanomas. High genomic instability known for melanoma brain metastases stimulated us to analyze Ku70 and Ku80 expression in melanoma brain metastases. Materials and Methods: Quantitative evaluation of mRNA Ku70 and Ku80 expression was performed in 13 melanoma brain metastases. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for Ku70 and Ku80 were applied to 34 metastatic tumours. Results: Quantitative analysis of Ku70 mRNA expression demonstrated values between 0.01 and 0.33. Ku80 mRNA expression ranged between 0.001 and 0.54. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated Ku70 and Ku80 expression in 34 and in 25 metastatic tumours, respectively. In situ hybridization detected Ku70 expression in 19/34 and Ku80 expression in 13/34 metastatic tumours. Correlation between Ku70 and Ku80 expression in melanoma brain metastases was lost. Conclusion: Ku70 and especially Ku80 expression is altered in melanoma brain metastases and corresponds with the high genomic instability of these lesions.