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ArticleClinical and experimental medicine2025

Identification of prognostic genes related to T cell proliferation in papillary thyroid cancer based on single-cell RNA sequencing and bulk RNA sequencing data.

Qingkai Meng, Hongzhu Liu, Mengtong Wang, Xin Jiang, Yi Wang, Xiaoli Cao, Nina Qu

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Qingkai MengSchool of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China.
Hongzhu LiuSchool of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China.
Mengtong WangShandong Second Medical University, Weifang, 264000, Shandong, China.
Xin JiangMaternal and Child Health Care Service Center of Laishan District, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China.
Yi WangMedical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong, China.
Xiaoli CaoDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China. xiaolicao969@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9693-2123
Nina QuDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China. ninebaby1006@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0728-2557

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Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China ZR2021MH398
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the main pathological subtype of thyroid cancer. Given the strong association between T cells and PTC, this study focused on the prognostic value and potential molecular mechanisms of T cell proliferation-related genes (TPRGs) in PTC. ScRNA-seq data were analyzed to identify key cells and subpopulations based on public databases. Candidate genes were determined by intersecting differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from differential expression analysis of key subpopulations, high- and low-TPRGs score groups, and bulk RNA-seq data. Prognostic genes were then determined via Cox regression and a machine learning algorithm. A risk model was formed. PTC patients were grouped into high-risk and low-risk groups by risk score. Subsequently, the immune microenvironment was analyzed. Finally, cell communication analysis and pseudotime analysis were accomplished. T/NK cells were selected as key cells. Moreover, CD4

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Thyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsT-LymphocytesAdultBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorImmune microenvironmentPapillary thyroid cancerPrognostic genesT cell proliferation

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PMCPMC12317885

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