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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2016

Low Expression of Mir-137 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients.

Nan Li

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Regression and Sentinel Lymph Node Status in Melanoma Progression.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018
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  12. Pivotal MicroRNAs in Melanoma: A Mini-Review.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2016
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Nan LiDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThe present study aimed to measure miR-137 expression in patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM) and to estimate the correlation of miR-137 expression and the prognosis of CM patients. MATERIAL/

methodsThe expression level of miR-137 was assayed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and presented as mean ±SD. Chi-square was used to evaluate the relationship between miR-137 expression and clinical characteristics. We used a Kaplan-Meier survival curve to determine the overall survival rate of CM patients. Moreover, the correlation between miR-137 expression and the prognosis of CM patients was confirmed by Cox regression analysis.

resultsThe relative expression of miR-137 in CM tissue was 1.59±0.43, while that in paired normal tissue was 2.41±0.54, which was significantly higher. Chi-square analysis showed statistical significance between miR-137 expression and clinical characteristics such as TNM stage, ulcer, and occurrence site (P<0.05). However, no association was found between miR-137 expression and age, sex, or family history (P>0.05). According to the survival curve outcome, patients with low miR-137 expression showed relatively higher mortality (P=0.000) and multivariate analysis verified that low expression of miR-137 predicted poor prognosis of CM patients (HR=8.531, 95% CI=2.950-24.668, P=0.000).

conclusionsCompared with paired normal tissues, miR-137 expression was lower in CM tissues. Patients with low miR-137 expression had higher mortality than those with high miR-137 expression, suggesting that low miR-137 expression indicated poor prognosis for CM patients.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdultBiomarkers, TumorCutaneous Malignant MelanomaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMelanomaMicroRNAsModels, StatisticalMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsMIRN137 microRNA, human

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PMID26763596
PMCPMC4716707
OpenAlexW2238753295

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