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ArticleOncotarget2017

Downregulation of miR-221-3p and upregulation of its target gene PARP1 are prognostic biomarkers for triple negative breast cancer patients and associated with poor prognosis.

Ling Deng, Qianqian Lei, Yu Wang, Zhu Wang, Guiqin Xie, Xiaorong Zhong, Yanping Wang, Nianyong Chen, Yan Qiu, Tianjie Pu and 2 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. High uPAR and Low miR-221 Expression Predict Poor Disease-Free Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  16. GPER1 and microRNA: Two Players in Breast Cancer Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Ling DengLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qianqian LeiLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yu WangLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zhu WangLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Guiqin XieLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiaorong ZhongLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yanping WangLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Nianyong ChenCancer center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yan QiuDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tianjie PuDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong BuDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong ZhengLaboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify microRNAs (miRNAs) closely associated with the prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and their possible targets. This study recruited 125 early-stage TNBC patients, including 40 cases in the experimental group (20 cases with poor prognoses vs. 20 cases with good prognoses) and 85 cases in the validation group (27 cases with poor prognoses vs. 58 cases with good prognoses). In the experimental group, miRNA microarray showed 34 differentially expressed miRNAs in patients with different prognoses. We selected 5 miRNAs for validation. The differential expression of miR-221-3p was further verified in the experimental and validation groups using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). High miR-221-3p expression was associated with better 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) (HR = 0.480; 95% CI, 0.263-0.879;

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microRNAmiR-221-3pPARP1prognosistriple negative breast cancer

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PMID29312562
PMCPMC5752475

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