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ArticlePediatric research2025

Potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of pediatric Burkitt lymphoma identified through miRNA expression profiling.

Can Küçük, Esra Esmeray Sönmez, Tevfik Hatipoğlu, Hongling Yuan, Xiaozhou Hu, Arda Ceylan, Zuhal Önder Siviş, Bengü Demirağ, Eda Ataseven, Dilek İnce and 10 more

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Can KüçükDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye. can.kucuk@deu.edu.tr.ORCID 0000-0001-5540-9012
Esra Esmeray Sönmezİzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, İzmir, Türkiye.
Tevfik Hatipoğluİzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, İzmir, Türkiye.
Hongling YuanDepartment of Basic Oncology, Oncology Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Xiaozhou HuDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Arda Ceylanİzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, İzmir, Türkiye.
Zuhal Önder Sivişİzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Bengü DemirağDr. Behçet Uz Pediatric Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Eda AtasevenDepartment of Child Health and Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Dilek İnceDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Oncology Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Zekiye AltunDepartment of Basic Oncology, Oncology Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Safiye AktaşDepartment of Basic Oncology, Oncology Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Nazan ÖzsanDepartment of Medical Pathology, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Taner Kemal ErdağDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye.
Yavuz Selim AyhanDepartment of Child Health and Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Türkiye.
Begümhan Demir GündoğanDepartment of Child Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Türkiye.
Nazan ÇetingülDepartment of Child Health and Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Erdener ÖzerDepartment of Medical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Tezer KutlukDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Institute, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Nur OlgunDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Oncology Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.

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Abstract

backgroundPediatric Burkitt lymphoma (pBL) is the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children. These patients require prompt diagnosis and initiation of therapy due to rapid tumor growth. The roles of tumor tissue and circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in the diagnosis or prognostication have not been fully elucidated in pBLs.

methodsDifferentially expressed (DE) miRNAs were identified with microRNA sequencing (miRNA-Seq) in tumor tissues and plasma of diagnostic pBLs. The diagnostic potential of total miRNA concentrations and overexpressed miRNAs were evaluated through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. Log-rank test was employed to evaluate survival differences associated with DE miRNAs. Selected miRNA expressions were cross-validated with quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR).

resultsTotal circulating cell-free miRNAs were higher in pBL cases compared to controls. Cancer-associated pathways were enriched among miRNAs differentially expressed in pBL tumor tissues. Several upregulated miRNAs in pBL tumors demonstrated high diagnostic potential. Similarly, ROC analysis of overexpressed plasma miRNAs revealed circulating cell-free or exosomal miRNAs that can distinguish pBLs from control cases. Indeed, integrative analysis of overexpressed circulating exosomal miRNAs showed an enhanced diagnostic potential for certain triple combinations. Kaplan-Meier analyses of DE miRNAs in tumor tissues identified miRNAs predicting overall survival.

conclusionsDifferentially expressed miRNAs in tumor tissue and plasma of pBL have the potential to improve diagnosis and prognosis. IMPACT: Differentially expressed miRNAs in treatment-naive pediatric Burkitt lymphoma cases have diagnostic or prognostic biomarker potential. This is the first study that applied miRNA-Seq on treatment-naive pediatric Burkitt lymphoma cases for identification of differentially expressed miRNAs both in tumor tissue and plasma samples with diagnostic potential. Through systematic analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs, tumor tissue miRNAs associated with the overall survival of pBLs have been discovered. The clinically significant, differentially expressed miRNAs identified in pediatric Burkitt lymphoma cases can potentially improve the current tissue-based or non-invasive clinical practice in terms of diagnosis or prognostication.

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Biomarkers, TumorBurkitt LymphomaGene Expression ProfilingMicroRNAsAdolescentCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePrognosisROC CurveBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAs

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