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ArticleGenomics, proteomics & bioinformatics2014

Pathway-based analysis of the hidden genetic heterogeneities in cancers.

Xiaolei Zhao, Shouqiang Zhong, Xiaoyu Zuo, Meihua Lin, Jiheng Qin, Yizhao Luan, Naizun Zhang, Yan Liang, Shaoqi Rao

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Article in Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xiaolei ZhaoInstitute for Medical Systems Biology and Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China.
Shouqiang ZhongMaoming People's Hospital, Maoming 525000, China.
Xiaoyu ZuoDepartment of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Meihua LinInstitute for Medical Systems Biology and Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China.
Jiheng QinInstitute for Medical Systems Biology and Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China.
Yizhao LuanInstitute for Medical Systems Biology and Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China.
Naizun ZhangMaoming People's Hospital, Maoming 525000, China.
Yan LiangMaoming People's Hospital, Maoming 525000, China. Electronic address: lye30668@aliyun.com.
Shaoqi RaoInstitute for Medical Systems Biology and Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China; Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. Electronic address: raoshaoq@gdmc.edu.cn.
Guangdong Medical College · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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Abstract

Many cancers apparently showing similar phenotypes are actually distinct at the molecular level, leading to very different responses to the same treatment. It has been recently demonstrated that pathway-based approaches are robust and reliable for genetic analysis of cancers. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether such function-based approaches are useful in deciphering molecular heterogeneities in cancers. Therefore, we aimed to test this possibility in the present study. First, we used a NCI60 dataset to validate the ability of pathways to correctly partition samples. Next, we applied the proposed method to identify the hidden subtypes in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Finally, the clinical significance of the identified subtypes was verified using survival analysis. For the NCI60 dataset, we achieved highly accurate partitions that best fit the clinical cancer phenotypes. Subsequently, for a DLBCL dataset, we identified three hidden subtypes that showed very different 10-year overall survival rates (90%, 46% and 20%) and were highly significantly (P=0.008) correlated with the clinical survival rate. This study demonstrated that the pathway-based approach is promising for unveiling genetic heterogeneities in complex human diseases.

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Genetic HeterogeneityCluster AnalysisGene Expression ProfilingHumansLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffusePrognosisCancerEnrichment analysisGenetic heterogeneityPathway-based approachSample partitioningSurvival analysis

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