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ArticleJournal of Cancer2016

PCDH8 is Frequently Inactivated by Promoter Hypermethylation in Liver Cancer: Diagnostic and Clinical Significance.

Cheng Zhang, Yunfei Peng, Fan Yang, Ruixi Qin, Wenjun Liu, Cuijuan Zhang

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Article in Journal of Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cheng ZhangInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Yunfei PengInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Fan YangInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Ruixi QinInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Wenjun LiuInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Cuijuan ZhangInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimProtocadherin-8 (PCDH8) plays an important role in signaling pathways of cell adhesin, proliferation, and migration. It has been reported that PCDH8 is mutated or methylated in several human cancers. However, little is known about PCDH8 in liver cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the protein expression and promoter methylation status of PCDH8 in liver cancer and evaluate the association between PCDH8 methylation and the clinicopathological features.

methodsThe methylation status of PCDH8 in 42 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 8 Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) and 50 normal liver tissues were examined using methylation-specific PCR (MSP) and the protein expression of PCDH8 was detected by immunohistochemistry. The relationships between PCDH8 methylation and clinicopathological features as well as overall survival of patients were evaluated.

resultsThe PCDH8 methylation was more frequent in liver cancer tissues than that in the normal liver tissues (88% vs. 32%, P < 0.001), and is significantly associated with loss of its protein expression (P = 0.004). Moreover, there is a significant correlation between PCDH8 methylation and the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level (P = 0.008). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that patients with PCDH8 methylation have shorter OS and PFS than those without PCDH8 methylation (P = 0.041 and P = 0.028, respectively).

conclusionPCDH8 is often inactivated by promoter methylation in liver cancer. PCDH8 methylation can serve as a valuable diagnostic biomarker for early detection of liver cancer and might be useful to predict an unfavorable clinical feature.

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Liver cancerPCDH8Promoter methylationProtocadherinTumor suppressor.

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PMID26918058
PMCPMC4749365
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