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ArticleHead & neck2022

Comprehensive gene cluster analysis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma TCGA RNA-seq data defines B cell immunity-related genes as a robust survival predictor.

Xin Feng, Tan Zhang, Jeff Chou, Liang Liu, Lance D Miller, Christopher A Sullivan, James D Browne

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Article in Head & neck, 2022. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin FengDepartments of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4703-5409
Tan ZhangInternal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Jeff ChouCenter for Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Liang LiuCenter for Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Lance D MillerDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Christopher A SullivanDepartments of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
James D BrowneDepartments of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Wake Forest University · US

Funding

Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001420 · NCATS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARD, JAMY D, FOLEY, KRISTIE L · 2015 to 2023
$32.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe authors aimed to define novel gene expression signatures that are associated with patients' survival with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

methodsTCGA RNA-seq data were used for gene expression clusters extraction from 499 tumor samples by the "EPIG" method. Tumor samples were then partitioned into lower and higher than median level groups for survival relevant analysis by Kaplan-Meier estimator.

resultsWe found that two gene clusters (_1, _2) are favorably, while two (_3, _4) are unfavorably, associated with patients' survival with HNSCC. Notably, most genes on the top lists of cluster_2 are associated with B cells. A gene expression signature with combined genes from cluster_2 and _4 was further determined to be associated with HNSCC survival rate.

conclusionOur work strongly supported a favorable role of B cells in patients' survival with HNSCC and identified a novel coexpressed gene signature as prognostic biomarker for patients' survival with HNSCC estimation.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorCluster AnalysisGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMultigene FamilyPrognosisRNA-SeqSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckBiomarkers, TumorB cell immunitygene clusterhead and neck squamous cell carcinomasurvival rate

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PMID34841601
PMCPMC8766919
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