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DLK2 Acts as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Bioinformatics Analysis.

Man-Gang Lee, Yung-Kuo Lee, Shih-Chung Huang, Chen-Lin Chang, Chou-Yuan Ko, Wen-Chin Lee, Tung-Yuan Chen, Shiow-Jyu Tzou, Cheng-Yi Huang, Ming-Hong Tai and 8 more

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Article in Genes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Man-Gang LeeDepartment of Surgery, Division of Urology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80284, Taiwan.
Yung-Kuo LeeMedical Laboratory, Medical Education and Research Center, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80284, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1638-8049
Shih-Chung HuangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80284, Taiwan.
Chen-Lin ChangInstitute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Chou-Yuan KoInstitute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Wen-Chin LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6172-1483
Tung-Yuan ChenDepartment of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80284, Taiwan.
Shiow-Jyu TzouInstitute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Cheng-Yi HuangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Ming-Hong TaiInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Yu-Wei LinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813414, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1768-8994
Mei-Lang KungDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813414, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5096-8672
Ming-Chao TsaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3613-2051
Yung-Lung ChenSection of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7465-0880
Yi-Chen ChangDoctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, National Sun Yat-sen University and Academia Sinica, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Zhi-Hong WenDepartment of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4411-044X
Chao-Cheng HuangDepartment of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2794-4960
Tian-Huei ChuMedical Laboratory, Medical Education and Research Center, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80284, Taiwan.
National Sun Yat-sen University · TWKaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWTri-Service General Hospital · TWKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common RCC subtype with a high mortality. It has been reported that delta-like 1 homologue (DLK1) participates in the tumor microenvironmental remodeling of ccRCC, but the relationship between delta-like 2 homologue (DLK2, a DLK1 homologue) and ccRCC is still unclear. Thus, this study aims to investigate the role of DLK2 in the biological function and disease prognosis of ccRCC using bioinformatics analysis. The TNMplot database showed that DLK2 was upregulated in ccRCC tissues. From the UALCAN analysis, the overexpression of DLK2 was associated with advanced stage and high grade in ccRCC. Moreover, the Kaplan-Meier plotter (KM Plotter) database showed that DLK2 upregulation was associated with poor survival outcome in ccRCC. By the LinkedOmics analysis, DLK2 signaling may participated in the modulation of ccRCC extracellular matrix (ECM), cell metabolism, ribosome biogenesis, TGF-β signaling and Notch pathway. Besides, Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) analysis showed that the macrophage and CD8

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorComputational BiologyFemaleHumansMalePrognosisBiomarkers, Tumorbiomarkerclear cell renal cell carcinomadelta-like 2 homologueprognosis

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PMID35456435
PMCPMC9030291
OpenAlexW4224326190

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