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ArticleTranslational cancer research2024

Analysis of methylation-driven genes for predicting the prognosis of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Jun Chen, Zejun Dong, Biaodong Li, Zhiliang Nie, Jiaxuan Qiu

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Jun Chen *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zejun Dong *Innovation Center for Diagnostics and Treatment of Thalassemia, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Biaodong LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhiliang NieDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jiaxuan QiuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

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Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a highly aggressive malignancy that is characterized by early distant metastasis and poor prognosis. DNA methylation plays an important role in the etiology and pathogenesis of OSCC. This study aimed to identify methylation-driven genes through bioinformatics analysis as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognostic assessment of OSCC. Methods: Methylation data, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data and clinical prognosis information of OSCC patients were retrieved from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The R packages MethylMix were employed to analyze the correlation between methylation status and corresponding gene expression in tumor and normal tissues to obtain methylation-driven genes. Univariate Cox regression analysis was developed to further screen methylation-driven genes associated with the prognosis of OSCC patients. Subsequently, multivariate Cox regression analysis was utilized to construct a linear prognostic risk prediction model. Furthermore, a combined survival analysis integrating methylation and gene expression was performed to investigate the prognostic value. Results: A total of 374 differentially expressed methylation-driven genes were identified. Seven methylation-driven genes ( Conclusions: Our findings facilitate a better understanding of molecular mechanisms of OSCC and provide potential biomarkers of early diagnosis, precision treatment and prognosis evaluation.

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biomarkersmethylation-driven genesOral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)overall survival rateThe Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)

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