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Observational studyMedicine2017

The prognostic role of BORIS and SOCS3 in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Rongce Zhao, Kefei Chen, Jing Zhou, Jingyang He, Jun Liu, Peng Guan, Bo Li, Yang Qin

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Observational study in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. BORIS: a key regulator of cancer stemness.Cancer cell international · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rongce ZhaoDepartment of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Kefei Chen
Jing Zhou
Jingyang He
Jun Liu
Peng Guan
Bo Li
Yang Qin
National Natural Science Foundation of China · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brother of regulator of imprinted sites (BORIS) is a DNA-binding protein that is normally expressed in the testes. However, aberrant expression of BORIS is observed in various carcinomas, indicating a malignant role for this protein. Furthermore, abolishment or reduction of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) expression directed by promoter methylation is considered significant in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) carcinogenesis. This study aims to investigate BORIS and SOCS3 expression in HCC specimens and assess the prognostic significance of these proteins.BORIS and SOCS3 expression was examined using immunohistochemistry in HCC tissues, along with corresponding paracarcinomatous, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and normal liver tissues. The expression levels of these 2 proteins in HCC were evaluated for their association with clinicopathological parameters. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves, the log-rank test, and multivariate Cox regression analysis.BORIS expression was significantly higher in HCC tissues than in normal liver tissues. In contrast, SOCS3 expression was dramatically lower in HCC tissues. BORIS expression was associated with tumor size, differentiation grade, satellite lesions, and recurrence while SOCS3 expression correlated with differentiation grade, vascular invasion, and recurrence. A significant negative correlation between BORIS and SOCS3 was observed. Patients with high BORIS expression and/or low SOCS3 expression had poorer postoperative survival. Patients with both these characteristics had the poorest prognostic outcome.BORIS and SOCS3 are promising as valuable indicators for predicting HCC prognosis.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiverLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsTumor BurdenBiomarkers, TumorCTCFL protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins

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PMID28328845
PMCPMC5371482
OpenAlexW2602523109

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