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ArticleOncology letters2019

Prognostic value of the mRNA expression of gap junction α members in patients with gastric cancer.

Xuan Zhao, Chaoran Yu, Minhua Zheng, Jing Sun

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Article in Oncology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xuan ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China.
Chaoran YuDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China.
Minhua ZhengDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China.
Jing SunDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China.

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Abstract

Gastric cancer remains one of the primary causes of cancer-associated death worldwide. The gap junction α (GJA) family has been demonstrated to be involved in the cellular proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer. However, the prognostic value of GJA in gastric cancer is yet to be elucidated. In the present study, the overall survival (OS) of patients with gastric cancer and the mRNA expression of GJA family members, including GJA1, GJA3, GJA4, GJA10 and GJA12, were analyzed using 593 patients with gastric cancer from the Kaplan-Meier plotter database. High GJA1 and GJA10 mRNA expression levels were associated with a poorer patient outcome (P=0.0066 and P=0.015, respectively), whereas high mRNA expression levels of GJA4 and GJA12 were associated with longer survival times (P=0.0056 and P=0.0054, respectively). Furthermore, the values of specific prognostic indicators of different subtypes of gastric cancer, including human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status, Lauren differentiation and tumor stage, were also analyzed. The findings of the present study suggested a potential role for GJA family members in gastric cancer, which warrants further investigation.

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