Objective: To quantitatively detect the expression level of ribosome protein S13 (RPS13) in NK/T cell lymphoma.
Methods: The total RNA isolated from the parafin-embedded tissue of NK/T cell lymphoma was reversely transcribed into cDNA. The real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR technology method was used to analyze the expression level of RPS13 gene.
Results: The real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR technology was successfully performed to precisely detect the mRNA level. The expression level of RPS13 gene in tumor tissue of 20 cases of NK/T cell lymphoma was dramatically lower than that in normal peripheral blood lymphocyte of healthy controls.
Conclusion: The RPS13 gene has lower expression level in tumor tissue cells of NK/T cell lymphoma than in normal lymphocyte, indicating that it plays an role in the development of the NK/T cell lymphoma.