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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Expression of Thomsen-Friedenreich Antigen in Colorectal Cancer and Association with Microsatellite Instability.

Beatriz Leão, Xiaogang Wen, Henrique O Duarte, Irene Gullo, Gilza Gonçalves, Patrícia Pontes, Claudia Castelli, Francisca Diniz, Stefan Mereiter, Joana Gomes and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Beatriz LeãoFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Xiaogang WenDepartment of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434-502 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Henrique O Duartei3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8641-8368
Irene GulloFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3377-0530
Gilza GonçalvesIPATIMUP-Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Patrícia PontesIPATIMUP-Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Claudia CastelliDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Francisca Dinizi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Stefan Mereiteri3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Joana Gomesi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8832-2703
Fátima CarneiroFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1964-1006
Celso A ReisFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0286-6639
Universidade do Porto · PTUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/BBB-EBI/0567/2014Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UID/BIM/4293Programa Operacional Temático Factores de Competitividade POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007274Programa Operacional Temático Factores de Competitividade POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016585
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a molecular phenotype due to a deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR). In colorectal cancer (CRC), dMMR/MSI is associated with several clinical and histopathological features, influences prognosis, and is a predictive factor of response to therapy. In daily practice, dMMR/MSI profiles are identified by immunohistochemistry and/or multiplex PCR. The Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen was previously found to be a potential single marker to identify MSI-high gastric cancers. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to disclose a possible association between TF expression and MSI status in CRC. Furthermore, we evaluated the relationship between TF expression and other clinicopathological features, including patient survival. We evaluated the expression of the TF antigen in a cohort of 25 MSI-high and 71 microsatellite stable (MSS) CRCs. No association was observed between the expression of the TF antigen and MSI-high status in CRC. The survival analysis revealed that patients with MSI-high CRC showed improved survival when the TF antigen was expressed. This finding holds promise as it indicates the potential use of the TF antigen as a biomarker of better prognosis in MSI-high CRCs that should be validated in an independent and larger CRC cohort.

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Microsatellite InstabilityAntigens, Tumor-Associated, CarbohydrateColonColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRectumRetrospective StudiesAntigens, Tumor-Associated, CarbohydrateThomsen-Friedenreich antigencolorectal cancerglycosylationmicrosatellite instabilityO-glycanThomsen–Friedenreich antigen

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PMID33572915
PMCPMC7866256
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