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Overexpression of p21-activated kinase 2 is correlated with high-grade oral squamous cell carcinomas.

AIM: p21-activated kinase 2 (PAK2) is overexpressed in several tumors but the expression of PAK2 in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) remains unclear.

MATERIALS & METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was performed on human tissue microarrays containing 165 primary OSCC, 48 oral epithelial dysplasia and 43 normal oral mucosa.

RESULTS: PAK2 expression was increased in primary OSCC compared with normal mucosa and significantly increased in primary OSCC grade III compared with grade I, but independent of overall survival rate. Moreover, the expression of PAK2 was statistically correlated with Lck/Yes novel tyrosine kinase (LYN), zinc finger transcription factor Slug, tumor-associated macrophage marker CD163 and LAG3.

CONCLUSION: Overexpression of PAK2 in OSCC may be associated with an advanced pathology grade.

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