TY - JOUR T1 - Quantitative Analysis of Ku70 and Ku80 mRNA Gene Expression in Melanoma Brain Metastases. Correlation with Immunohistochemistry and <em>In Situ</em> Hybridization JF - Cancer Genomics - Proteomics JO - Cancer Genomics Proteomics SP - 225 LP - 230 VL - 1 IS - 3 AU - MONIKA KORABIOWSKA AU - FATIMA KÖNIG AU - THILO SCHLOTT AU - PHILIP SLOTTY AU - BERND ROMEIKE AU - CARLOS CORDON-CARDO AU - ULRICH BRINCK Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://cgp.iiarjournals.org/content/1/3/225.abstract N2 - 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. ER -