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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2020

The Construction and Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells and ceRNA Networks in Bladder Cancer.

Aimin Jiang, Na Liu, Shuheng Bai, Jingjing Wang, Huan Gao, Xiaoqiang Zheng, Xiao Fu, Mengdi Ren, Xiaoni Zhang, Tao Tian and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aimin JiangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Na LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Shuheng BaiDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Jingjing WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Huan GaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xiaoqiang ZhengDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xiao FuDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Mengdi RenDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xiaoni ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Tao TianDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Zhiping RuanDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Yu YaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xuan LiangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBladder cancer (BLCA) is the 11th most common malignancy worldwide. Although significant improvements have been made in screening, diagnosis, and precise management in recent years, the prognosis of BLCA remains bleak.

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating immune cells and construct ceRNA networks in BLCA patients.

methodsThe expression data of BLCA patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. A competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed to identify the hub genes involved in the prognosis of BLCA. The CIBERSORT algorithm was utilized to investigate the infiltration levels of 22 subsets of immune cells. Ultimately, the nomogram was generated to visualize the survival probability of each patient, with the calibration curve being performed to assess its performance. Furthermore, the Pearson correlation test was used to explore the correlation between the identified hub genes in the ceRNA network and the prognostic-related immune cells.

resultsA total of eight elements in the ceRNA network were considered as key members and correlated with the prognosis of BLCA, including

conclusionOur results suggest that the mechanism of

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bladder cancer (BLCA)ceRNAimmune cellsprognosisTCGA

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