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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022

Overexpressed SNRPB/D1/D3/E/F/G correlate with poor survival and immune infiltration in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Fu-Ping Li, Gao-Hua Liu, Xue-Qin Zhang, Wei-Jie Kong, Jian Mei, Mao Wang, Yin-Hai Dai

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2022. 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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Fu-Ping LiDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Xianyang 712046, Shaanxi, China.
Gao-Hua LiuDepartment of Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, China.
Xue-Qin ZhangJincheng Institute of Sichuan University Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China.
Wei-Jie KongDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Xianyang 712046, Shaanxi, China.
Jian MeiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University Fuzhou 350005, China.
Mao WangDepartment of Surgical Oncology Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Xianyang 712000, Shaanxi, China.
Yin-Hai DaiDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine Xianyang 712046, Shaanxi, China.
Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNFujian Medical University · CNShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrior reports have indicated that the abnormal expression of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) genes is related to malignant tumors. However, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the precise role of snRNPs is not well understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic roles of SNRPB/D1/D2/D3/E/F/G and their correlation to immune infiltration in HCC.

methodsThe study was carried out via the following databases, software, and experimental validation: ONCOMINE, GEPIA2, UALCAN, The Cancer Genome Atlas, Gene Expression Omnibus, ArrayExpress, Kaplan-Meier plotter, cBioPortal, STRING, DAVID 6.8, TIMER, Cytoscape software, and immunohistochemistry experiments.

resultsOverexpressed SNRPB/D1/D2/D3/E/F/G proteins were found in HCC tissues. The transcription levels of 7 snRNPs genes were related to the TP53 mutation and tumor grades. SNRPB/D1/D2/D3/F/G expression was significantly correlated with cancer staging, whereas SNRPE was not. Moreover, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that upregulation of SNRPB/D1/D2/E/G was relevant to worse OS in HCC patients, especially in patients with alcohol consumption and those without viral hepatitis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that expression of SNRPB/D1/D3/E/F/G were independent prognostic factors for unfavorable OS in HCC. In addition, a high mutation rate of snRNPs genes (44%) was also found in HCC. The mRNA expression levels of snRNPs were meaningfully and positively related to six types of infiltrating immune cells (B cells, CD4

conclusionsSNRPB/D1/D3/E/F/G are potential prognostic biomarkers for a short OS in HCC, and SNRPB/D1/G were novel immune therapy targets in HCC patients.

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GEOHepatocellular carcinomaONCOMINEprognostic biomarkersnRNPsTCGA

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