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SynthesisAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2020

Do Protocadherins Show Prognostic Value in the Carcinogenesis of Human Malignant Neoplasms? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Thaís Torres Barros Dutra, Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra, Ealber Carvalho Macêdo Luna, Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho, Filipe Nobre Chaves, Paulo Goberlânio De Barros Silva, Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa, Karuza Maria Alves Pereira

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Synthesis in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thaís Torres Barros DutraDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2435-7106
Thâmara Manoela Marinho BezerraDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5502-8949
Ealber Carvalho Macêdo LunaDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Francisco Samuel Rodrigues CarvalhoSchool of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceara, Campus Sobral, Sobral, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3142-1268
Filipe Nobre ChavesSchool of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceara, Campus Sobral, Sobral, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6345-8156
Paulo Goberlânio De Barros SilvaDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1513-9027
Fábio Wildson Gurgel CostaDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3262-3347
Karuza Maria Alves PereiraDepartament of Morphology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2880-6466
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProtocadherins (PCDHs) have been reported as tumor suppressor genes, implying that these genes may be involved in tumor suppression in a variety of cancers. However, a thorough understanding of the functions and mechanisms of PCDHs remains limited. Our aim was to investigate the methylation profile of PCDHs in human malignant neoplasms.

methodsThis systematic review has been recorded in PROSPERO (#42019117844) and conducted according to PRISMA's checklist; search was conducted in LILACS, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, manually, with search queries and without date or language restrictions.

resultsWe found 91 articles, of which 26 were used for this meta-analysis and categorized according to the origin of the neoplasia. In total, 3,377 cases were compiled, with PCDH10, PCDH17, and PCDH8 being the most studied; males were 2.22 times more affected than females. Studies have shown significant heterogeneity (p <0.001), with the odds ratio varying between cases and controls [2.20 (95% CI = 1.11- 4.35) to 209.05 (95% CI = 12.64- 2,457.18)], and the value of association between methylation and cancers studied was 26.08 (95% CI = 15.42-44.13).

conclusionIn this systematic review, we have demonstrated using meta-analysis that PCDHs could emerge as potential tumor suppressor genes and that a significant increase in methylation may be useful for early detection of different cancers. This work may help in the identification of new prognostic biomarkers in malignant neoplasms.

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DNA MethylationCadherinsCarcinogenesisHumansNeoplasmsPrognosisCadherinscancer biomarkerscarcinogenesisMolecular biology

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PMID33369468
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