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SynthesisBioscience reports2020

Uterine fibroids may play a protecting role against endometrial carcinoma in Chinese women with gynecological diseases.

Li Qiao, Lili Xia, Yan Dong, Yajuan Cheng, Hongbao Cao

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Synthesis in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Research Progress of PCNA in Reproductive System Diseases.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Li QiaoIntensive Care Unit (ICU), The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222000, China.
Lili XiaDepartment of Ultrasound, Tongling People's Hospital, Tongling, Anhui Province 244000, China.
Yan DongDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province 222000, China.
Yajuan ChengIntensive Care Unit (ICU), The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222000, China.
Hongbao CaoDepartment of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
The First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang · CNGeorge Mason University · USThe People's Hospital Tongling · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt has been reported that uterine fibroids (UFs) may increase the risk of endometrial carcinoma (EC) with the underlying mechanism largely unknown. Here, we explore whether UF could be an influential factor for EC.

methodsWe have collected and analyzed clinical data from 4537 Chinese patients to study the co-incidence of UF and EC. Then, a large-scale literature-based data mining was conducted to identify genes implicated as UF downstream regulating targets and EC upstream regulators. In addition, a meta-analysis has been conducted for each of the EC-specific genes, using six independent UF expression datasets. The meta-analysis results, together with literature-based pathway analysis, were used to explore the potential explanation of the clinical data.

resultsOur results showed that the incidence rate of EC in the case of UF was 50.53% lower than without UF, which suggested a protective role of UF in EC patients. The meta-analysis identified three significantly overexpressed genes (HTRA3, HOPX, and PCNA) in the case of UF, which were implicated as EC inhibitors in the pathway analysis. Multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis showed that, compared with UF, aging might be a stronger influential factor for EC.

conclusionAmong women with gynecological diseases, UFs may play a protecting role against EC in the Chinese population.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdultAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesChinaDatasets as TopicEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIncidenceLeiomyomaMiddle AgedProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProtective FactorsRisk FactorsHomeodomain ProteinsHOPX protein, humanHTRA3 protein, humanPCNA protein, humanProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenSerine EndopeptidasesTumor Suppressor Proteinsendometrial carcinomaHOPXHTRA3mega-analysisPCNAUterine fibroids

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PMID32608475
PMCPMC7352044
OpenAlexW3040600322

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