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ArticleCancer biology & therapy2014

Relationship between tumor and peripheral blood NPRL2 mRNA levels in patients with colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer.

Ai-yun Liu, Dian-Ggang Liu, Ya-ju Du, Feng-hua Pei, Guang Yang, Bing-rong Liu, Hui-tao Zhang, Xin-hong Wang, Yu-jing Fan, Ying-zhun Chen and 2 more

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Article in Cancer biology & therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ai-yun LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Dian-Ggang LiuDepartment of General Surgery; Xuan Wu Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing, PR China.
Ya-ju DuDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Feng-hua PeiDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Guang YangDepartment of Gastroenterology; First Hospital of Harbin; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Bing-rong LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Hui-tao ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Xin-hong WangDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Yu-jing FanDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Ying-zhun ChenDepartment of Pathology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Yang JiangDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Jing ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University; Harbin, Heilongjiang PR China.
Harbin Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNCapital University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NPRL2 is a tumor suppressor gene involved in the progression of human cancer. The present study investigated whether NPRL2 expression correlates with colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. Colorectal tissue and peripheral blood samples were obtained from 62 patients with CRC, 38 patients with colorectal adenomas and 51 normal controls. NPRL2 mRNA levels in tissue samples and blood were measured using quantitative real-time PCR. NPRL2 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. NPRL2 protein expression in CRCs was significantly lower than in the adenomas or normal colorectal tissue. NPRL2 mRNA expression was significantly decreased in adenomas compared with normal controls (P<0.0001) and it was further decreased in colorectal tumors compared with adenomas (P<0.0001). NPRL2 mRNA levels expression correlated with tumor stage. In addition, NPRL2 mRNA levels in the blood correlated with the levels detected in tumors. Furthermore, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that NPRL2 expression in blood could distinguish colorectal adenomas and CRCs from normal controls. NPRL2 mRNA expression in CRC tumor tissues and peripheral blood correlated with colorectal tumor progression. Based on our findings, we can conclude that NPRL2 mRNA blood levels could be a potentially useful marker for the detection of early stage adenomas and CRCs.

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AdenomaAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRNA, MessengerTumor Suppressor ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorNPRL2 protein, humanRNA, MessengerTumor Suppressor Proteinsadenomabiological markerscolorectal carcinomaDNA mismatch repairintensive tumor suppressor genenitrogen permease regulator-like 2

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PMID24521741
PMCPMC4026070
OpenAlexW2056479331

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