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ArticleInternational journal of genomics2021

LAPTM5 Plays a Key Role in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors.

Xiunan Li, Yu Su, Jiayao Zhang, Ye Zhu, Yingkun Xu, Guangzhen Wu

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Article in International journal of genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiunan LiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Yu SuDepartment of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China.
Jiayao ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Center of Organ Transplantation, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China.
Ye ZhuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Yingkun XuDepartment of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0100-9117
Guangzhen WuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2300-8465
Dalian Medical University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTesticular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are a serious malignant tumor with low early diagnosis rates and high mortality.

methodsTo investigate novel biomarkers to predict the diagnosis and prognosis of this cancer, bioinformatics analysis was used as an accurate, efficient, and economical method.

resultsOur study detected 39 upregulated and 589 downregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using the GEO and TCGA databases. To identify the function of DEGs, GO functional analysis, three pathway analysis (KEGG, REACTOME, and PANTHER), and protein-protein interaction network were performed using the KOBAS website, as well as the String database. After a series of analyses in GEPIA and TIMER, including differential expression, we found one candidate gene related to the prognosis and diagnosis of TGCT. LAPTM5 was also associated with CD8+ T cell and PDCD1 expression, which suggests that it may affect immune infiltration.

conclusionsLAPTM5 was identified as a hub gene, which could be used as a potential biomarker for TGCT diagnosis and prognosis.

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