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ArticleAging2020

Age-related transcriptome changes in melanoma patients with tumor-positive sentinel lymph nodes.

Derek S Menefee, Austin McMasters, Jianmin Pan, Xiaohong Li, Deyi Xiao, Sabine Waigel, Wolfgang Zacharias, Shesh N Rai, Kelly M McMasters, Hongying Hao

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Article in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cutaneous Melanoma in the Context of Aging.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025
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  5. The role of WNT10B in physiology and disease: A 10-year update.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Derek S MenefeeThe Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Austin McMastersThe Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Jianmin PanBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Xiaohong LiKentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Deyi XiaoThe Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Sabine WaigelGenomics Facility, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Wolfgang ZachariasGenomics Facility, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Shesh N RaiBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Kelly M McMastersThe Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Hongying HaoThe Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
University of Louisville · US

Funding

WKU Lead Faculty AwardP20GM103436 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI ERIC C ROUCHKA · 2012 to 2026
$60.1M
University of Louisville Cancer Education ProgramR25CA134283 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI HEIN, DAVID W, KIDD, LA CREIS RENEE · 2011 to 2022
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS R25 CA134283NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age is an important factor for determining the outcome of melanoma patients. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) status is also a strong predictor of survival for melanoma. Paradoxically, older melanoma patients have a lower incidence of SLN metastasis but a higher mortality rate when compared with their younger counterparts. The mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon remain unknown. This study uses three independent datasets of RNA samples from patients with melanoma metastatic to the SLN to identify age-related transcriptome changes in SLNs and their association with outcome. Microarray was applied to the first dataset of 97 melanoma patients. NanoString was performed in the second dataset to identify the specific immune genes and pathways that are associated with recurrence in younger versus older patients. qRT-PCR analysis was used in the third dataset of 36 samples to validate the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from microarray and NanoString. These analyses show that FOS, NR4A, and ITGB1 genes were significantly higher in older melanoma patients with positive SLNs. IRAK3- and Wnt10b-related genes are the major pathways associated with recurrent melanoma in younger and older patients with tumor-positive SLNs, respectively. This study aims to elucidate age-related differences in SLNs in the presence of nodal metastasis.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAge FactorsAutophagy-Related ProteinsCell Adhesion MoleculesFemaleHumansIntegrin beta1Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesLectins, C-TypeLymphatic MetastasisMaleMelanomaMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Autophagy-Related ProteinsCell Adhesion MoleculesCLEC4C protein, humanFOSB protein, humanFOS protein, humanIntegrin beta1Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesIRAK3 protein, humanItgb1 protein, humanLectins, C-TypeLix1 protein, humanMembrane GlycoproteinsNR4A1 protein, humanNRCAM protein, humanNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Proto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosReceptors, ImmunologicWNT10B protein, humanWnt Proteinsagingmelanomarecurrencesentinel lymph nodeWnt signaling

Identifiers

PMID33373316
PMCPMC7803563
OpenAlexW3115503993

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