ZOU Lin, et al. Expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT) in bladder cancer. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (2):148-150(2002)
ZOU Lin, et al. Expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT) in bladder cancer. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (2):148-150(2002)DOI:
Expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT) in bladder cancer
Objective: To study human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (TCC) and its relation to the biological malignant potentials of TCC. Methods: Using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay
hTERT in 27 TCC tissues
16 adjacent tissues and 16 normal bladder tissues were examined. Results: hTERT was detected in 27 of 27(100%) TCC tissues
6 in 16 (37.5%) adjacent tissues and none of 16 normal bladder tissues (0)
the positive rate of hTERT in TCC being significantly higher than that in adjacent and normal bladder tissues (P<0.01). There was no significant correlation between the positive rate of hTERT and the clinicopathologic features of TCC
including clinical stage
pathologic grade
tumor invasion
tumor recurrence and multiplicity ( P>0.05). Conclusion: hTERT may be used as tumor marker in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of TCC.