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SynthesisBMC cancer2020

Expression of tripartite motif-containing 44 and its prognostic and clinicopathological value in human malignancies:a meta-analysis.

Guoliang Xiao, Qiuxi Yang, Ziwei Bao, Haixia Mao, Yi Zhang, Shibu Lin

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Synthesis in BMC cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guoliang XiaoDepartment of General Surgery, the First People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, 641000, Sichuan Province, PR China.
Qiuxi YangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570100, Hainan Province, PR China.
Ziwei BaoDepartment of medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, PR China.
Haixia MaoDepartment of medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, PR China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, the First People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, 641000, Sichuan Province, PR China. 307910985@qq.com.
Shibu LinDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570100, Hainan Province, PR China.
Hainan Medical University · CNNeijiang Normal University · CNSouthwest Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious researches have reported that tripartite motif-containing 44 (TRIM44) is related to the prognosis of multiple human tumors. This study was designed to systematically assess the prognostic value of TRIM44 in human malignancies and summarize its possible tumor-related mechanisms.

methodsThe available databases were searched for eligible studies that evaluated the clinicopathological and prognostic roles of TRIM44 in patients with malignancies. The hazard ratios (HR) and odds ratios (OR) were combined to assess the predictive role of TRIM44 using Stata/SE 14.1 software.

resultsA total of 1740 patients from thirteen original studies were finally included in this study. The results of the combined analysis showed that over-expression of TRIM44 protein was significantly correlated with shorter overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.94, 95% CI: 1.60-2.35) and worse disease-free survival (DFS) (HR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.24-3.65) in cancer patients. Additionally, the combined ORs indicated that elevated expression level of TRIM44 protein was significantly associated with lymph node metastasis (OR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.71-4.24), distant metastasis (OR = 10.35, 95% CI: 1.01-106.24), poor tumor differentiation (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.03-3.09), increased depth of tumor invasion (OR = 2.72, 95% CI: 1.73-4.30), advanced clinical stage (OR = 2.75, 95% CI: 2.04-3.71), and recurrence (OR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.34-3.95). Furthermore, analysis results using Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) showed that the expression level of TRIM44 mRNA was higher in most tumor tissues than in the corresponding normal tissues, and the relationship between TRIM44 mRNA level and prognosis in various malignant tumors also explored in GEPIA and OS analysis webservers.

conclusionsTRIM44 may serve as a valuable prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for patients with malignancies.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCell DifferentiationDisease-Free SurvivalFeasibility StudiesHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisTripartite Motif ProteinsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsTRIM44 protein, humanTripartite Motif ProteinsClinicopathological featuresMeta-analysisPrognosisTRIM44

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