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ArticleScientific reports2017

Epidermal growth factor receptor intron-1 CA repeat polymorphism on protein expression and clinical outcome in Taiwanese oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Shiang-Fu Huang, Huei-Tzu Chien, Wen-Yu Chuang, Chih-Hsiung Lai, Sou-De Cheng, Chun-Ta Liao, Hung-Ming Wang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. 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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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shiang-Fu HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. bigmac@adm.cgmh.org.tw.
Huei-Tzu ChienDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Wen-Yu ChuangDepartment of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Chih-Hsiung LaiDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Sou-De ChengDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Chun-Ta LiaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Hung-Ming WangDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was designed to explore the relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) CA repeats polymorphism and protein expression in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). A total of 194 OSCCs were examined for EGFR protein overexpression, gene copy number and the length of their CA repeats. The length of the EGFR CA repeats was found not to be associated with EGFR gene copy number or with protein overexpression. To exclude the effect of EGFR gene copy number on protein overexpression, only those OSCC tumors with disomy of the EGFR gene were included in further analysis. In this subgroup, EGFR protein overexpression was significantly associated with poor differentiation of the tumor cells and lymph node metastasis, especially extra-capsular spread. However, EGFR CA repeats were not related to any clinicopathological factor. Interestingly, patients genetically found to have the EGFR CA repeats SS genotype and having tumors with EGFR protein overexpression were found to have a worst prognosis in terms of disease-free survival (DFS) (HR = 2.68; 95% CI, 1.03-6.98) after multivariate adjustment. The present study demonstrates that concurrent overexpression of EGFR protein in the presence genetically of the SS form CA repeats acts as a predictor for poor DFS.

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Dinucleotide RepeatsPolymorphism, GeneticBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene DosageGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntronsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMouth NeoplasmsPrognosisSurvival AnalysisTaiwanBiomarkers, TumorEGFR protein, humanErbB Receptors

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PMID28694429
PMCPMC5504053
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