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ArticleJournal of hepatocellular carcinoma2021

Gene Expression Profile and Prognostic Value of m6A RNA Methylation Regulators in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Xian Chang, Yang-Fan Lv, Jing He, Ya Cao, Chang-Qing Li, Qiao-Nan Guo

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Article in Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xian Chang *Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Yang-Fan Lv *Department of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Jing He *Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1954-2892
Ya CaoDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Chang-Qing LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Qiao-Nan GuoDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5074-0838
Army Medical University · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundN6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation is the most prevalent modification of mammalian RNA, and it is associated with tumorigenesis and cancer progression. Its regulation is mediated via m6A-related regulators, including "erasers," "readers," and "writers". The present study evaluated the expression profile, risk signature and prognostic value of 13 m6A regulators in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using different datasets, including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and clinical samples.

methodsWe used 374 HCC samples derived from the TCGA database, 569 HCC samples from 2 GEO datasets, and clinical tumour and nontumour tissues derived from 60 patients with HCC who underwent surgery in Xinqiao Hospital Chongqing to assess the gene expression profiles and prognostic values of m6A-related regulators in HCC.

resultsEight of 13 core m6A-related regulators were overexpressed in all databases, including TCGA, GSE, clinical tumour and nontumour tissues of HCC. Two clusters (Cluster 1 and Cluster 2) were identified via consensus clustering. Cluster 2 was associated with poorer prognosis, higher tumour grade, higher AFP levels, and worse outcome compared to Cluster 1, which indicates that these m6A-related regulators are highly correlated with HCC malignancy. We performed survival analyses using the Log rank tests and a Cox regression model. Gene enrichment analysis was used to detect the related KEGG and GO pathways. We derived a prognostic risk signature using five selected m6A-related regulators.

conclusionOur work suggested that m6A-related regulators might be key participants in the tumour progression of HCC and potential biomarkers with prognostic value.

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hepatocellular carcinomam6AN6-methyladenosineprognosisRNA methylation regulatorsRNA modification

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