Correlation between PD-L1 protein expression and BRAF V600E gene mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma
LUO Huarong1,2, GAN Meifu2, XU Cheng2, XU Weiming2, LIANG Yong1,3
1.The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Whenzhou, 325035; 2.Department of Pathology, Enze Hospital, Taizhou Enze Medical Center (Group), Taizhou, 318050; 3.Medical College of Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000
LUO Huarong,GAN Meifu,XU Cheng, et al. Correlation between PD-L1 protein expression and BRAF V600E gene mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2018, 48(10): 718-722.
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the correlation between PD-L1 protein expression and BRAF V600E gene mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods: 74 cases of PTC and normal thyroid tissue specimens were used to detect PD-L1 protein expression by immunohistochemical EnVision two step method. Gene mutation of BRAF V600E was detected by Q-PCR. And the correlation between PD-L1 protein expression and the clinicopathological parameters of PTC including BRAF V600E gene mutation was evaluated. Results: The positive rate of PD-L1 protein expression was 48.6% (36/74) in PTC tissues, significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.01). The expression of PD-L1 protein was correlated with age, tumor size, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) background, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and clinical stage (P<0.05). The positive rate of BRAF V600E gene mutation was 79.7% (59/74) in PTC tissues. The gene mutation of BRAF V600E was correlated with histological classification of PTC (P<0.01). Consistency analysis showed that there was no relationship between PD-L1 protein expression and BRAF V600E gene mutation (Kappa=-0.091, P>0.05). Among these parameters, background CLT was independent factor affecting PD-L1 protein expression (OR=18.675, 95%CI: 3.074~113.453, P<0.01). Conclusion: PD-L1 protein is over-expressed in PTC tissues. The expression of PD-L1 protein is correlated with clinicopathologic features of PTC, but there is no relationship between PD-L1 protein expression and BRAF V600E gene mutation in PTC.
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