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ArticleBioengineered2021

Decreased SLC39A1 (Solute carrier family 39 member 1) expression predicts unfavorable prognosis in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma.

Qinglin Zhang, Jiadong Pan, Fangmei An, He Nie, Qiang Zhan

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Qinglin ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Jiadong PanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Fangmei AnDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
He NieDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Qiang ZhanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2618-5475
Wuxi People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Solute carrier family 39, member 1 (SLC39A1) is a member of the zinc-iron permease family and located to the cell membrane, acting as a zinc uptake transporter. However, the clinical impacts of SLC39A1 in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (EHCC) have not been defined. In this research, we compared the differential expression of SLC39A1 in EHCC and normal tissues based on tissue microarray, and the clinical significance of SLC39A1 in EHCC was evaluated as well. Compared with adjacent tissues, SLC39A1 was remarkably decreased in paired EHCC tissues. Besides, decreased SLC39A1 expression was significantly associated with several clinic-pathological features and serum biochemical indicators. Furthermore, Kaplan-Meier analysis exhibited that both overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) of patients with low expression of SLC39A1 were notably poorer than that of patients with high expression. Moreover, Cox regression analyses revealed that low expression of SLC39A1 was an independent prognostic factor for OS in patients with EHCC. Subgroup analysis also revealed beneficiary populations benefiting from the prognostic evaluation using SLC39A1 expression. Collectively, we summarized that downregulated expression of SLC39A1 is a worse prognostic factor for patients with EHCC, which can be used as a promising diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for EHCC.

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Down-RegulationBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesCation Transport ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingPrognosisSurvival AnalysisBiomarkers, TumorCation Transport ProteinsSLC39A1 protein, humanbiomarkerHCCimmunohistochemistryprognosisSLC39A1

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PMID34615436
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