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ArticleBioMed research international2014

High expression of leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1 predicts poor prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Liyan Chen, Yang Yang, Shuangping Liu, Longzhen Piao, Yuan Zhang, Zhenhua Lin, Zhuhu Li

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. LETM1 overexpression is correlated with the clinical features and survival outcome of breast cancer.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2015
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liyan ChenDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China ; Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China.
Yang YangDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China.
Shuangping LiuDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China ; Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China.
Longzhen PiaoKey Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China ; Department of Oncology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji 133000, China.
Yuan ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China.
Zhenhua LinDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China ; Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China.
Zhuhu LiDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China ; Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein and plays an important role in mitochondrial ATP production and biogenesis. High expression levels of LETM1 have been correlated with numerous human malignancies. This study explored the clinicopathological significance of LETM1 expression as a prognostic determinant in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). HNSCC samples from 176 patients were selected for immunohistochemical staining of LETM1 protein. Correlations between LETM1 overexpression and clinicopathological features of HNSCC were evaluated by Chi-squared tests and Fisher's exact tests, and relationships between prognostic factors and patient survival were analyzed using Cox proportional hazards models. Our results demonstrated that the strongly positive rate of LETM1 protein was 65.3% in HNSCC, which was significantly higher than in either adjacent nontumor tissue (25.0%) or normal squamous epithelia (6.7%). LETM1 overexpression correlated with poor differentiation, presence of lymph node metastasis, advanced stage, absence of chemoradiotherapy, and 5-year disease-free survival and overall survival rates in HNSCC. Further analysis showed that high LETM1 expression, advanced stage, and nonchemoradiotherapy were significant independent risk factors for mortality in HNSCC. In conclusion, LETM1 plays an important role in the progression of HNSCC and is an independent poor prognostic factor for HNSCC.

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarcinoma, Squamous CellEpitheliumFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsBiomarkers, TumorCalcium-Binding ProteinsLETM1 protein, humanMembrane Proteins

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PMID24689060
PMCPMC3933037
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