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ArticleNPJ breast cancer2021

Circulating tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) signature for the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer.

Jingyi Wang, Ge Ma, Han Ge, Xu Han, Xinrui Mao, Xinyang Wang, Jordee Selvamanee Veeramootoo, Tiansong Xia, Xiaoan Liu, Shui Wang

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Article in NPJ breast cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Jingyi WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Ge MaDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Han GeDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Xu HanDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Xinrui MaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Xinyang WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Jordee Selvamanee VeeramootooDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China.
Tiansong XiaDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China. xiatsswms@163.com.
Xiaoan LiuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China. liuxiaoan@126.com.
Shui WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, 210029, Nanjing, China. ws0801@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8878-9162

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81572602National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81572607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid biopsy is noninvasive and convenient to detect cancer-derived materials in blood or other body fluids. The aim of this study was to identify tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) in plasma that could distinguish patients with breast cancer (BC) from healthy controls. Basing on high-throughput sequencing, 15 significantly upregulated tsRNAs were selected and assessed in cell supernatants and cell lines. 6 tsRNAs were identified and verified in a large cohort of 120 patients with BC and 112 healthy controls. tRF-Arg-CCT-017, tRF-Gly-CCC-001, and tiRNA-Phe-GAA-003 could serve as novel diagnostic biomarkers. Meanwhile, tRF-Arg-CCT-017 and tiRNA-Phe-GAA-003 could also act as prognostic biomarkers. Target genes of these tsRNAs were related to the development of cancers. These results suggested that specific tsRNAs in plasma might serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of BC.

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PMCPMC7785726

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