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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Construction of a Ferroptosis-Related Gene Signature for Predicting Survival and Immune Microenvironment in Melanoma Patients.

Ni Zeng, Liwen Ma, Yuxin Cheng, Qingyue Xia, Yueyue Li, Yihe Chen, Zhiyu Lu, Qian Lu, Feng Jiang, Dan Luo

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ni ZengDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-7800-009X
Liwen MaDepartment of Dermatology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.
Yuxin ChengDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.
Qingyue XiaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.
Yueyue LiDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.
Yihe ChenDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.
Zhiyu LuDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8028-0342
Qian LuDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.
Feng JiangDepartment of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-3525-8752
Dan LuoDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-3105-8657
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University · CNZunyi Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveIn this research, we studied the genes associated with ferroptosis to develop a prognostic model and find out an association with tumor immune microenvironment in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) patients.

methodsTo find SKCM-related ferroptosis genes, we used Cox regression and LASSO approach on 60 genes related to ferroptosis and SKCM-related RNA-seq. Following that, a ferroptosis-related gene signature was created. Time-dependent ROC curve and Kaplan-Meier analysis were calculated to determine its capability of prediction. Besides, several assessments were used to evaluate overall survival (OS), accompanied by the creation of a nomogram for the clinicopathologic factors and the ferroptosis-related gene signature we established. We also investigated the relationship between ferroptosis-related gene signature with three immune checkpoints and immune cell infiltration.

resultsOur prognostic model included two genes (ALOX5, CHAC1). In both TCGA and GEO cohorts, OS was lower in high-risk category. Using our gene signature, we can reliably predict OS. Additionally, our gene signature can predict immune cell infiltration and SKCM immunotherapy response.

conclusionOur gene signature has shown to be a reliable predictor of OS, reflect the immune microenvironment, and predict the effectiveness of immunotherapy for SKCM patients.

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ferroptosisimmune checkpointimmune microenvironmentSKCMskin cutaneous melanoma

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