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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Characteristics of genomic mutations and signaling pathway alterations in thymic epithelial tumors.

Weilin Yang, Sai Chen, Xinxin Cheng, Bo Xu, Huilan Zeng, Jianyong Zou, Chunhua Su, Zhenguang Chen

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Molecular Landscape of Thymic Epithelial Tumors: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  8. Thymic Epithelial Tumors: An Evolving Field.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weilin Yang *Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of East Division, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sai Chen *Center for Private Medical Service & Healthcare, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xinxin ChengDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery of East Division, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Bo XuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery of East Division, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huilan ZengDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery of East Division, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianyong ZouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chunhua SuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenguang Chen *Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of East Division, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo elucidate the mechanisms of thymic epithelial tumor (TET) canceration by characterizing genomic mutations and signaling pathway alterations.

methodsPrimary tumor and blood samples were collected from 21 patients diagnosed with TETs (thymoma and thymic cancer), 15 of whom were screened by nucleic acid extraction and whole exon sequencing. Bioinformatics was used to comprehensively analyze the sequencing data for these samples, including gene mutation information and the difference of tumor mutation burden (TMB) between thymoma and thymic carcinoma groups. We performed signaling pathway and functional enrichment analysis using the WebGestalt 2017 toolkit.

results

conclusionsMultiple differences in somatic genes and pathways have been identified. Our findings provide insights into differences between thymoma and thymic carcinoma that could aid in designing personalized clinical therapeutic strategies.

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ErbB signaling pathwayMAPK signaling pathwaysPD-L1 expressionThymic epithelial tumors (TETs)thymoma

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