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ArticleBioengineered2021

Identification of Rad51 as a prognostic biomarker correlated with immune infiltration in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hao Xu, Chen Xiong, Yuan Chen, Chi Zhang, Dousheng Bai

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hao XuYangzhou University Medical College, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Chen XiongDalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, P.R. China.
Yuan ChenYangzhou University Medical College, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Chi ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Dousheng BaiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-8032-7959
Yangzhou University · CNDalian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rad51, a DNA-repair-related gene, has been reported to be involved in multiple cancers. However, its link with immune infiltration in liver cancer still unknown. Therefore, more research into the roles and activities of Rad51 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is required. The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) was used to identify the DNA repair gene Rad51, and has been proved to be overexpressed in HCC patients. We plotted the Kapan-Meier curve, demonstrating that patients with high expression of Rad51 have a poor prognosis. By analyzing the patient data, we discovered that high expression of Rad51 in HCC is linked to clinical stage, pathological T stage, grade, and age. Rad51 was found to be an independent prognostic factor for HCC patients using the multivariate cox model. Moreover, Rad51 expression was found to be associated with the infiltration of immune cells (B cells, CD4 + T cells, CD8 + T cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells) and was intimately linked to the expression of immune cell markers in HCC. Through the analysis of differentially coexpressed genes (DCGs) of Rad51, GO and KEGG enrichment analyses suggested that the expression level of Rad51 might be relevant to neuroactive ligand-receptor interactions, the cell cycle, DNA replication, homologous recombination, oocyte meiosis, and the Fanconi anemia pathway. These findings indicated that Rad51 is a valuable biomarker for the prognosis of patients with liver cancer and that its expression has a significant correlation with immune infiltrations.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm InvasivenessBiomarkers, TumorDatabases, GeneticDNA RepairFemaleHumansLiverMalePrognosisRad51 RecombinaseBiomarkers, TumorRAD51 protein, humanRad51 RecombinaseDNA repair geneHepatocellular carcinomaICGCimmune infiltrationTCGA

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PMID34115569
PMCPMC8806544
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