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ArticleTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2013

DLC-1 is a candidate biomarker methylated and down-regulated in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Yu-Zheng Xue, Tie-Long Wu, Yan-Min Wu, Ying-Yue Sheng, Zhe-Qiang Wei, Yu-Feng Lu, Li-Hua Yu, Jian-Ping Li, Zhao-Shen Li

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Article in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic review of peri-operative prognostic biomarkers in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2016
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  6. Microenvironmental Influences on Metastasis Suppressor Expression and Function during a Metastatic Cell's Journey.Cancer microenvironment : official journal of the International Cancer Microenvironment Society · 2014
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Zheng XueDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, No. 585, Xingyuan North Rd., Wuxi, 214041, Jiangsu, China, xueyzdoctor@126.com.
Tie-Long Wu
Yan-Min Wu
Ying-Yue Sheng
Zhe-Qiang Wei
Yu-Feng Lu
Li-Hua Yu
Jian-Ping Li
Zhao-Shen Li
Wuxi Third People's Hospital · CNChanghai Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is one of the most aggressive malignancies in humans, and its prognosis is generally poor even after surgery. Many advances have been made to understand the pathogenesis of PDA; however, the molecular mechanisms that lead to pancreatic carcinogenesis are still not clearly understood. The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between DLC-1 methylation status and clinicopathological characteristics of PDA patients and evaluate the role of DLC-1 methylation status in PDA. The expression of DLC-1 mRNA in PDA tissues was analyzed by real-time PCR. The methylation status of DLC-1 was analyzed by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP). Furthermore, we determined the prognostic importance of DLC-1 methylation status in PDA patients. Our results showed that the expression level of DLC-1 mRNA in PDA tissues was lower than that in non-cancerous tissues. The rate of DLC-1 promoter methylation was significantly higher in PDA tissues than in adjacent non-cancerous tissues (p < 0.001). Downregulation of DLC-1 was strongly correlated with promoter methylation (P = 0.003). The presence of DLC-1 methylation in PDA tissue samples was significantly correlated with clinical stage (P = 0.005), histological differentiation (P = 0.05), and lymph node metastasis (P = 0.006). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that DLC-1 methylation status was inversely correlated with overall survival of the PDA patients. Further, Cox multivariate analysis indicated that DLC-1 methylation status was an independent prognostic factor for the overall survival rate of PDA patients. In conclusion, our data suggest that downregulation of DLC-1 may be explained by DNA methylation; DLC-1 may be a biomarker for PDA.

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AdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalDNA MethylationDown-RegulationFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGTPase-Activating ProteinsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPancreasBiomarkers, TumorDLC1 protein, humanGTPase-Activating ProteinsRNA, MessengerTumor Suppressor Proteins

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