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ArticleOncology reports2012

A novel TFF2 splice variant (∆EX2TFF2) correlates with longer overall survival time in cholangiocarcinoma.

Surasee Kamlua, Siriporn Patrakitkomjorn, Patcharee Jearanaikoon, Trevelyan R Menheniott, Andrew S Giraud, Temduang Limpaiboon

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Article in Oncology reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Surasee KamluaGraduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Siriporn Patrakitkomjorn
Patcharee Jearanaikoon
Trevelyan R Menheniott
Andrew S Giraud
Temduang Limpaiboon
Khon Kaen University · THCentre for Research and Development · ZWMedical Diagnostic Laboratories (United States) · USMurdoch Children's Research Institute · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trefoil factor 2 (TFF2) is a member of trefoil factor family found to be overexpressed in many cancers including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The majority of studies have focused on wild-type TFF2 (wtTFF2) expression, but information regarding alternative splicing variants of TFF2 mRNA has not been reported. In this study, we aimed to identify and quantify a novel TFF2 splice variant in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Seventy-eight tumors and 15 normal adjacent tissues were quantified for the expression of the TFF2 splice variant relative to wild-type (wt) TFF2 mRNA using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR). The ratio of TFF2 splice variant against wtTFF2 was analyzed for associations with clinical parameters. We found a novel TFF2 splice variant, exon 2 skipping (∆EX2TFF2), resulting in a stop codon (TAG) at exon 1. The ∆EX2TFF2/wtTFF2 ratio in tumors was significantly higher than in normal tissue (P<0.01). Interestingly, high ∆EX2TFF2/wtTFF2 ratio was significantly associated with good prognosis compared with low ratio (P=0.017). In contrast, the presence of wtTFF2 protein was associated with poor survival of CCA patients (P=0.034). This is the first report of a trefoil factor splice variant and its potential application as a prognostic biomarker in CCA.

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Amino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesCell Line, TumorChi-Square DistributionCholangiocarcinomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesPrognosisProtein IsoformsRisk AssessmentBiomarkers, TumorPeptidesProtein IsoformsRNA, MessengerTFF2 protein, humanTrefoil Factor-2

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PMID22159958
PMCPMC3583483
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