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ArticleOncology letters2017

Higher expression level of tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 and Wnt member 5a in papillary thyroid carcinoma is associated with poor prognosis.

Liang Chen, Lianmei Zhao, Mingjian Ding, Meng Yang, Wenhua Yang, Guozhong Cui, Baoen Shan

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Article in Oncology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Liang ChenResearch Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Lianmei ZhaoResearch Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Mingjian DingDepartment of Oncology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Meng YangDepartment of Oncology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Wenhua YangDepartment of Oncology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Guozhong CuiDepartment of Oncology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Baoen ShanResearch Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Cangzhou Central Hospital · CNFourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNHebei Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2) has a wnt-mediated, pro-tumorigenic role in certain types of cancer. The present study was designed to assess the protein expression level of ROR2 and its putative ligand Wnt member 5a (Wnt5a), as well as the association with clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). A total of 58 patients were recruited, resulting in 58 human PTC tissue samples and their paired adjacent noncancerous tissue samples being obtained. The protein expression levels of ROR2 and Wnt5a were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and western blotting, and messenger RNA expression levels were determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. ROR2 and Wnt5a protein and mRNA expression were significantly overexpressed in PTC tissues (P<0.05). The present study also revealed that ROR2 and Wnt5a were significantly associated with tumor stage and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). There was a positive association between ROR2 and Wnt5a expression levels (r=0.857; P=0.007). In conclusion, ROR2 and Wnt5a may act as tumor suppressor genes in the development of PTC; overexpression of ROR2 and Wnt5a in PTC may be important for tumorigenesis and tumor development.

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papillary thyroid carcinomatumortyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2Wnt member 5a

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