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SynthesisJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2022

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Most Common Genetic Mutations in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Amirreza Naseri, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Reza Majidazar, Parya Seraji, Erfan Rezazadeh-Gavgani, Mojtaba Zehtabi, Hamed Kiani-Kezbin, Fatemeh Salehnia, Sina Hassannezhad, Arash Hajikamanj and 1 more

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Synthesis in Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2022. 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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10citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Ethnic genomic diversity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026
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  3. Current issues in molecular biology · 2025
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  7. Epigenomics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amirreza NaseriStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9723-0109
Hanieh Salehi-PourmehrResearch Center for Evidence Based-Medicine, Iranian EBM Center: A Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-2106
Reza MajidazarStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-4268
Parya SerajiStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2366-6601
Erfan Rezazadeh-GavganiStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-063X
Mojtaba ZehtabiLiver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hamed Kiani-KezbinResearch Center for Evidence Based-Medicine, Iranian EBM Center: A Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Fatemeh SalehniaResearch Center for Evidence Based-Medicine, Iranian EBM Center: A Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Sina HassannezhadStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-7743
Arash HajikamanjStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-9033
Mortaza RaeisiHematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. raeisim@tbzmed.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-1610
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEsophageal cancer is the second most common cancer among men and women. There is a need to systematically assess the current evidence to map out the contribution of genetic factors in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

methodsA literature search was carried out on published and unpublished studies up to August 2021 in Medline (PubMed), Embase (Ovid), Scopus, Proquest, Web of Science, and Google scholar. Studies that have reported the frequency of genetic mutations in ESCC were included in this study.

resultsA total of 1238 titles were retrieved through searches, and finally, 56 articles, including 8114 samples, met our predefined inclusion criteria. Of the included studies, 31 were conducted in China, 12 in Japan, and the remaining were conducted in various nations, including Brazil, Korea, and Iran. Most of our included studies evaluated the TP53 (n = 37 studies) and PIK3CA (n = 30 studies) gene mutations. TP53 (68.6%; 95% CI: 61.6-74.9), CCND1 (39.3%; 95% CI: 26.2-54.1), MDM2 (24.9%; 95% CI: 9.5-51.0), NOTCH1/2/3 (17.9%; 95% CI: 15.0-21.2), KMT2D (17.4%; 95% CI: 12.4-23.8), CDKN2A (15.0%; 95% CI: 8.1-26.1), PIK3CA (13.8%; 95% CI: 10.3-18.1), FAT1 (13.3%; 95% CI: 11.7-15.0), and EGFR (9.9%; 95% CI: 5.6-17.0) were the most common involved genetic factors in developing ESCC.

conclusionThis systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that more than 10% of ESCC patients had changes in TP53, CCND1, MDM2, NOTCH1/2/3, KMT2D, CDKN2A, PIK3CA, and FAT1 genes, which can highlight their role in developing ESCC. TP53, CCND1, and MDM2 are the most prevalent, demonstrating 68.6%, 39.3%, and 24.9% of the mutations in ESCC patients.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleHumansMaleMutationClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesEsophageal cancerGenetic mutationsSystematic review

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PMID34611831
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