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ArticleBioMed research international2020

Downregulated METTL14 Expression Correlates with Breast Cancer Tumor Grade and Molecular Classification.

Xiao-Fang Dong, Yan Wang, Bi-Fei Huang, Gui-Nv Hu, Jun-Kang Shao, Qian Wang, Chih-Hsin Tang, Chao-Qun Wang

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Xiao-Fang Dong *Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.
Yan Wang *Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.
Bi-Fei HuangDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.
Gui-Nv HuDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.
Jun-Kang ShaoDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.
Qian WangDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.
Chih-Hsin TangGraduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7113-8352
Chao-Qun WangDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-9477

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is unclear whether the methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14) protein promotes or suppresses cancer growth. We examined the association between METTL14 expression, cancer progression, and patient prognosis in a total of 398 breast cancer tissue specimens. Significantly fewer cancer tissue specimens compared with normal breast tissue expressed high levels of METTL14 (52.8% vs. 75.0%). METTL14 expression was negatively associated with tumor grade and positively associated with patient age, estrogen, and progesterone receptor status. High METTL14 expression was more common in luminal A and luminal B tissue (75.9% and 60.8%, respectively), compared with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2- (HER2-) enriched and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) samples (38.2% and 18.6%, respectively). In multiple logistic regression analysis, independent predictors of METTL14 expression in breast cancer included higher tumor grade (odds ratio (OR) = 0.494, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.289-0.844;

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansMethyltransferasesMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSurvival AnalysisTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesMethyltransferasesMETTL14 protein, humanReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, Progesterone

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