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ArticleThe Libyan journal of medicine2021

Prognostic value of E-Cadherin and its tumor suppressor role in Saudi women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Mourad Assidi, Mohammad Alam Jafri, Muhammad Abu-Elmagd, Peter N Pushparaj, Salina Saddick, Safia Messaoudi, Heba Alkhatabi, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi, Nisreen Anfinan, Maram Sait and 5 more

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Article in The Libyan journal of medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mourad AssidiCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Alam JafriCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Abu-ElmagdCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Peter N PushparajCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Salina SaddickBiological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Safia MessaoudiForensic Biology Department, Naïf Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Heba AlkhatabiCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jaudah Al-MaghrabiDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nisreen AnfinanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Maram SaitDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelfatteh El OmriDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hesham SaitDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hussain BasalamahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelbaset BuhmeidaCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid SaitDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SAHamad Medical Corporation · QAKing Abdulaziz Hospital · SANaif Arab University for Security Sciences · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extracellular matrix (ECM) disruption and cytoskeleton reorganization are crucial events in tumor proliferation and invasion. E-Cadherin (E-CAD) is a member of cell adhesion molecules involved in cell-cell junctions and ECM stability. The loss of E-CAD expression is associated with cancer progression and metastasis. This retrospective study aimed to assess E-CAD protein expression in ovarian cancer (OC) tissues and to evaluate its prognostic value. PATIENTS AND

methods143 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) blocks of primary advanced stages OC were retrieved and used to construct Tissue microarrays. Automated immunohistochemistry technique was performed to evaluate E-CAD protein expression patterns in OC.

resultsE-CAD protein expression was significantly correlated with OC histological subtype (p < 0.0001), while borderline significant correlations were observed with both tumor grade (p = 0.06) and stage (p = 0.07). Interestingly, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that OC patients with membranous E-CAD expression survived longer than those with no E-CAD expression mainly those at advanced stages (p < 0.009). Further in silico analysis confirms the key roles of E-CAD in OC molecular functions.

conclusionwe reported a prognosis value of membranous E-CAD in advanced stage OC patients. Further validation using larger cohorts is recommended to extract clinically relevant outcomes towards better OC management and individualized oncology.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorOvarian NeoplasmsAntigens, CDCadherinsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialFemaleHumansPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCDH1 protein, humanE-Cadherinimmunohistochemistryovarian cancerprognostic valuetissue microarray

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PMCPMC8567888
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