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ArticleDiagnostic pathology2021

Identification of immune-infiltrating cell-related biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma based on gene co-expression network analysis.

Yinghui Hou, Guizhi Zhang

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Article in Diagnostic pathology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yinghui HouDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng City, No.306 Jiankang Street, Linqing City, 252600, Shandong Province, China.
Guizhi ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng City, No.306 Jiankang Street, Linqing City, 252600, Shandong Province, China. 13676357009@163.com.
People’s Hospital of Linqing · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is often caused by chronic liver infection or inflammation. Searching for potential immunotherapy targets will aid the early diagnosis and treatment of HCC.

methodsFirstly, detailed HCC data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. GDCRNATools was used for the comprehensive analysis of RNA sequencing data. Subsequently, the CIBERSORT package was used to estimate infiltration scores of 22 types of immune cells in complex samples. Furthermore, hub genes were identified via weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. In addition, multiple databases were used to validate the expression of hub gene in the tumor tissue. Finally, prognostic, diagnostic and immunohistochemical analysis of key hub genes was performed.

resultsIn the present study, 9 hub genes were identified using WGCNA and PPI network analysis. Furthermore, the expression levels of 9 genes were positively correlated with the infiltration levels of CD8-positive T (CD8

conclusionThe identification of CCL5, CXCR6, CD3E and LCK may be helpful in the development of early diagnosis and therapy of HCC. LCK may be a potential prognostic biomarker for immunotherapy for HCC.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansLiver NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisBiomarkers, TumorCD8+ T cellsDiagnosis and prognosisHepatocellular carcinomaLCKWeighted gene co-expression network analysis

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