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ArticleJournal of Cancer2018

Identification of Five Genes as a Potential Biomarker for Predicting Progress and Prognosis in Adrenocortical Carcinoma.

He Xiao, Deqiang Xu, Ping Chen, Guang Zeng, Xinghuan Wang, Xinhua Zhang

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Article in Journal of Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

He XiaoDepartment of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China.
Deqiang XuDepartment of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China.
Ping ChenDepartment of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China.
Guang ZengDepartment of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China.
Xinghuan WangDepartment of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China.
Xinhua ZhangDepartment of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China.
Wuhan University · CNZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · CNStony Brook University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a limited endocrine fatality with a minor diagnosis and rare remedial options. The progressive and predictive meaning of message RNA (mRNA) expression oddity in ACC has been studied extensively in recent years. However, differences in measurement platforms and lab protocols as well as small sample sizes can render gene expression levels incomparable.

methodsAn extensive study of GEO datasets was conducted to define potential mRNA biomarkers for ACC. The study compared the mRNA expression profiles of ACC tissues and neighboring noncancerous adrenal tissues in the pair. The study covered a sum of 165 tumors and 36 benign control samples. Hub genes were identified through a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and Robust Rank Aggregation method. Then the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Oncomine database were used to perform the validation of hub genes. 4 ACC tissues and 4 normal tissues were collected and then Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Western-blot and immunofluorescence were conducted to validate the expression of five hub genes.

resultsWe identified five statistically significant genes (

conclusionsThe distinguished five genes may be utilized to form a board of progressive and predictive biomarkers for ACC for clinical purpose.

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adrenocortical carcinomabiomarkerprotein-protein interaction (PPI)robust rank analysis

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