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SynthesisGenomics2020

Prognostic significance of ARL9 and its methylation in low-grade glioma.

Yutang Tan, Suojun Zhang, Qungen Xiao, Junwen Wang, Kai Zhao, Weihua Liu, Kuan Huang, Weidong Tian, Hongquan Niu, Ting Lei and 1 more

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Synthesis in Genomics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yutang TanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Suojun ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Qungen XiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Junwen WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Kai ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Weihua LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Kuan HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Weidong TianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Shihezi University, Xinjiang 832000, China.
Hongquan NiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Ting LeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Kai ShuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. Electronic address: kshu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.
Tongji Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the value of ARL9 expression or methylation as a biomarker for LGG survival. We investigated the expression, methylation, prognosis and immune significance of ARL9 through bioinformatics analysis. ARL9 is negatively regulated by ARL9 methylation, leading to its low expression in LGG tissues. Both low ARL9 expression and hypermethylation predicted favorable OS and PFS in LGG patients, according to the TCGA database. Cox regression demonstrated that low ARL9 expression and ARL9 hypermethylation were independent biomarkers for OS. Moreover, three other glioma databases were utilized to verify the prognostic role of ARL9 in LGG, and the similar results were reached. A meta-analysis revealed that low ARL9 expression was closely relevant to better OS. Finally, ARL9 expression exhibited a close correlation with some immune cells, especially CD8+ T cells. ARL9 could constitute a promising prognostic biomarker, and probably plays an important role in immune cell infiltration in LGG.

Indexed as

DNA MethylationADP-Ribosylation FactorsBrain NeoplasmsDatabases, GeneticData MiningDisease-Free SurvivalGliomaHumansSurvival RateADP-Ribosylation FactorsARL9 protein, humanARL9Immune cellsLow-grade gliomaMethylationSurvival

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PMID32882327
PMCPMC7462573
OpenAlexW3082933058

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