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SynthesisPloS one2016

Distinguishing Lung Adenocarcinoma from Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Two Hypomethylated and Three Hypermethylated Genes: A Meta-Analysis.

Tao Huang, Jinyun Li, Cheng Zhang, Qingxiao Hong, Danjie Jiang, Meng Ye, Shiwei Duan

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tao HuangZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
Jinyun LiZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
Cheng ZhangZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
Qingxiao HongZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
Danjie JiangZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
Meng YeThe Affiliated Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, China.
Shiwei DuanZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
Ningbo University · CNNingbo University Affiliated Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Significant differences in the aberrant methylation of genes exist among various histological types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which includes adenocarcinoma (AC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Different chemotherapeutic regimens should be administered to the two NSCLC subtypes due to their unique genetic and epigenetic profiles. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to generate a list of differentially methylated genes between AC and SCC. Our meta-analysis encompassed 151 studies on 108 genes among 12946 AC and 10243 SCC patients. Our results showed two hypomethylated genes (CDKN2A and MGMT) and three hypermethylated genes (CDH13, RUNX3 and APC) in ACs compared with SCCs. In addition, our results showed that the pooled specificity and sensitivity values of CDH13 and APC were higher than those of CDKN2A, MGMT and RUNX3. Our findings might provide an alternative method to distinguish between the two NSCLC subtypes.

Indexed as

Diagnosis, DifferentialDNA MethylationAdenocarcinomaAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinCadherinsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Databases, GeneticDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesEpigenesis, GeneticHumansLung NeoplasmsSensitivity and SpecificityAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAPC protein, humanCadherinsCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16DNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesH-cadherinMGMT protein, humanRunx3 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Proteins

Identifiers

PMID26862903
PMCPMC4749211
OpenAlexW2262247264

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