Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
ERBB2
Associated Variants
ERBB2 AMPLIFICATION ( ENST00000269571.10 )
ERBB2 AMPLIFICATION ( ENST00000269571.10 )
Associated Disease
endometrial serous adenocarcinoma
Source Database
CIViC Evidence
Description
In a study of 27 African American and caucasian patients, endometrial adenocarcinoma samples were assessed for HER2 via IHC staining, and association studies were performed using corresponding patient information. Earlier deaths were seen with heavier HER2 expression. Multivariate Cox regression indicated that shorter survival was associated with higher HER2 expression, and not with age or ethnicity, and that observed differences in survival rates between ethnicities can be ascribed to higher rates of HER2 overexpression in African American patients. The authors conclude that high HER2 expression in USPC is associated with poor outcome and explains observed differences in outcome between ethnicities.
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/1096
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/20
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/306
Rating
4
Evidence Type
Prognostic
Disease
Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma
Evidence Direction
Supports
Evidence Level
B
Clinical Significance
Poor Outcome
Pubmed
15746676
Drugs