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Saikia M, Bhattacharyya DK, Kalita JK. Identification of Potential Biomarkers Using Integrative Approach: A Case Study of ESCC. SN COMPUTER SCIENCE 2023; 4:114. [PMID: 36573207 PMCID: PMC9769493 DOI: 10.1007/s42979-022-01492-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This paper presents a consensus-based approach that incorporates three microarray and three RNA-Seq methods for unbiased and integrative identification of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) as potential biomarkers for critical disease(s). The proposed method performs satisfactorily on two microarray datasets (GSE20347 and GSE23400) and one RNA-Seq dataset (GSE130078) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Based on the input dataset, our framework employs specific DE methods to detect DEGs independently. A consensus based function that first considers DEGs common to all three methods for further downstream analysis has been introduced. The consensus function employs other parameters to overcome information loss. Differential co-expression (DCE) and preservation analysis of DEGs facilitates the study of behavioral changes in interactions among DEGs under normal and diseased circumstances. Considering hub genes in biologically relevant modules and most GO and pathway enriched DEGs as candidates for potential biomarkers of ESCC, we perform further validation through biological analysis as well as literature evidence. We have identified 25 DEGs that have strong biological relevance to their respective datasets and have previous literature establishing them as potential biomarkers for ESCC. We have further identified 8 additional DEGs as probable potential biomarkers for ESCC, but recommend further in-depth analysis.
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- Manaswita Saikia
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur, Assam 784028 India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur, Assam 784028 India
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- Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 USA
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Canopy Homolog 2 as a Novel Molecular Target in Hepatocarcinogenesis. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13143613. [PMID: 34298825 PMCID: PMC8306219 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13143613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In the present study, the role of a novel protein involved in neurite development and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, canopy homolog 2 (CNPY2), was investigated in mouse and human hepatocarcinogenesis. Firstly, a sensitive quantitative and qualitative detection of protein expression using QSTAR Elite LC-Ms/Ms was performed for the analysis of lysates of microdissected hepatocellular altered foci (AF), adenomas (HCAs), carcinomas (HCCs) and peri-tumoral livers from C57Bl/6J mice treated with diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and then maintained for 27 or 38 weeks on basal diet. Significant overexpression of 18.5 kDa CNPY2 processed form was demonstrated in AF, HCAs and HCCs, while low expression was observed in the livers of DEN-treated and control mice. Furthermore, CNPY2 elevation in AF and tumors was coordinated with accumulation of numerous cytoskeletal proteins, including cytokeratins 8 and 18, actin, non-muscle myosin and septin 9 and those involved in ER and mitochondrial stresses such as calreticulin, prohibitins 1 and 2 and YME1-like-1. Knockdown of CNPY2 in Huh7 and HepG2 human liver cancer cells resulted in significant suppression of cell survival and invasive potential, inhibition of cyclin D1, induction of p21Waf1/Cip1 and suppression of the apoptosis inhibitor Bcl2. In contrast, transfection of a mouse CNPY2 (mCNPY2-Ds-Red) vector plasmid in Huh7 and HepG2 cancer cells, with subsequent accumulation of CNPY2 in the ER, resulted in significant increase in cancer cells survival. Clinicopathological analysis in 90 HCV-positive HCC patients, revealed significant association of CNPY2 overexpression with poor overall (p = 0.041) survival. Furthermore, CNPY2 increase was associated with vessel invasion (p = 0.038), poor histological differentiation (p = 0.035) and advanced clinical stage (p = 0.016). In conclusion, CNPY2 is a promising molecular target elevated early in hepatocarcinogenesis and prognostic marker for human HCV-associated HCC. CNPY2 is involved in the processes of ER stress, cell cycle progression, proliferation, survival and invasion of liver tumor cells.
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Pan F, Xu X, Zhang LL, Luo HJ, Chen Y, Long L, Wang X, Zhuang PT, Li EM, Xu LY. Dietary riboflavin deficiency induces genomic instability of esophageal squamous cells that is associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis in rats. Food Funct 2020; 11:10070-10083. [PMID: 33135706 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo01944e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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SCOPE Epidemiologic evidence suggests that riboflavin (RBF) deficiency is a specific nutritional predisposition for esophageal cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential roles of gut microbiota in esophageal tumorigenesis caused by the RBF deficiency. METHODS Male F344 rats were subcutaneously injected with the chemical carcinogen N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA, 0.35 mg kg-1). Rats were assigned to 4 groups, denoted as R6 (normal RBF, 6 mg kg-1), R6N (normal RBF combined with NMBA), R6N → R0N (normal RBF conversion to RBF-deficiency), and R0N → R6N (RBF-deficiency conversion to normal RBF). Bacterial communities were analyzed based on high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Oxidative DNA damage and double-strand break markers were studied by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The R6N → R0N diet enhanced the incidence of esophageal intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN, 40 weeks 66.7% vs. 25 weeks 16.7%, P < 0.05). RBF deficiency and replenishment modulated the gut microbiota composition. The gut microbiota (e.g. Caulobacteraceae, Sphingomonas and Bradyrhizobium) affected xenobiotic biodegradation and the genomic instability of the host. Furthermore, the RBF deficiency aggravated oxidative DNA damage and DNA double-strand breaks (immunohistochemistry) in the esophageal epithelium, whereas the RBF replenishment had the opposite effect (P < 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSIONS RBF deficiency promotes NMBA-induced esophageal tumorigenesis, which is associated with gut microbiota-associated genomic instability, and offers new insights into the role of RBF deficiency in esophageal carcinogenesis.
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- Feng Pan
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
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Cao S, Zhang W, Shen P, Xu R. Low STMN1 is associated with better prognosis in Asian patients with esophageal cancers: A meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 35:1668-1675. [PMID: 32250469 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The role of STMN1 in the development and progression of esophageal carcinoma is not yet determined. The present study aimed to systematically evaluate the correlation between STMN1 and prognosis of patients with esophageal carcinoma. METHODS Electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane library, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM) were searched to identify studies evaluating the impact of STMN1 on the survival of esophageal cancer patients, without the language limitation. Two investigators screened the literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and evaluated the quality of the included studies. The combined analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS A total of eight studies, involving 1240 esophageal carcinoma patients, were included in this retrospective design. Meta-analysis showed that esophageal carcinoma patients with low STMN1 had a superior overall survival and disease-free survival than those with high expression of STMN1. Compared with the high expression of STMN1, the 5-year survival rate was significantly higher in patients with low level of STMN1. Patients with high STMN1 expression had a higher risk of experiencing clinical grade III-IV disease, lymph node metastasis, and tumor invasion than those with low STMN1. CONCLUSION STMN1 is an indicator for the prognosis of esophageal carcinoma patients.
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- Shasha Cao
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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Chen Y, Liao LD, Wu ZY, Yang Q, Guo JC, He JZ, Wang SH, Xu XE, Wu JY, Pan F, Lin DC, Xu LY, Li EM. Identification of key genes by integrating DNA methylation and next-generation transcriptome sequencing for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:1332-1365. [PMID: 31962291 PMCID: PMC7053602 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Aberrant DNA methylation leads to abnormal gene expression, making it a significant regulator in the progression of cancer and leading to the requirement for integration of gene expression with DNA methylation. Here, we identified 120 genes demonstrating an inverse correlation between DNA methylation and mRNA expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Sixteen key genes, such as SIX4, CRABP2, and EHD3, were obtained by filtering 10 datasets and verified in paired ESCC samples by qRT-PCR. 5-Aza-dC as a DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor could recover their expression and inhibit clonal growth of cancer cells in seven ESCC cell lines. Furthermore, 11 of the 16 genes were correlated with OS (overall survival) and DFS (disease-free survival) in 125 ESCC patients. ChIP-Seq data and WGBS data showed that DNA methylation and H3K27ac histone modification of these key genes displayed inverse trends, suggesting that there was collaboration between DNA methylation and histone modification in ESCC. Our findings illustrate that the integrated multi-omics data (transcriptome and epigenomics) can accurately obtain potential prognostic biomarkers, which may provide important insight for the effective treatment of cancers.
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- Yang Chen
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Departments of Oncology Surgery, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Departments of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Yu Y, Li Z, Huang C, Fang H, Zhao F, Zhou Y, Pan X, Li Q, Zhuang Y, Chen L, Xu J, Wang W. Integrated analysis of genomic and transcriptomic profiles identified a prognostic immunohistochemistry panel for esophageal squamous cell cancer. Cancer Med 2019; 9:575-585. [PMID: 31793228 PMCID: PMC6970036 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The poor outcome of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) highlights the importance of the identification of novel effective prognostic biomarkers. We aimed to identify a clinically applicable prognostic immunohistochemistry (IHC) panel for ESCC. Methods An integrated analysis was performed to screen and establish a prognostic panel using exome sequencing profile from 81 pairs of ESCC samples and RNA expression microarray data from 119 ESCC subjects. Two independent ESCC cohorts were recruited as training and validation groups to test the prognostic value. Results Three genes were selected, namely, ANO1, GAL, and MMP3, which were aberrantly expressed in ESCC tumor tissues (P < .001). Among them, ANO1 and MMP3 were reserved for the construction of the prognostic panel due to their significant association with the prognosis of ESCC patients (P = .015 and P < .001). Patients with both ANO1+ and MMP3+ had a poorer prognosis than that with ANO1−/MMP3+, ANO1+/MMP3−, or ANO1−/MMP3 − in both the training set and validation set (P < .001). Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that the combination of IHC panel and eighth American Joint Commission on Cancer staging yielded a better prognostic predictive efficacy compared with the two indexes alone (P < .001, area under curve: 0.752). Finally, a nomogram was created by integrating the IHC markers and clinicopathological risk factors to predict prognosis with a C‐index of 0.695 (95% confidence interval: 0.657‐0.734). Conclusion Using an integrated multistage screening strategy, we identified and validated a valuable prognostic IHC panel for ESCC.
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- Yue Yu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Institute and Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Xie YH, Li LY, He JZ, Xu XE, Liao LD, Zhang Q, Xie JJ, Xu LY, Li EM. Heat shock protein family B member 1 facilitates ezrin activation to control cell migration in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2019; 112:79-87. [PMID: 31082616 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ezrin plays an important role in the development and progression of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), providing a link between the cortical actin cytoskeleton and the plasma membrane to govern membrane structure and protrusions. However, the mechanism by which ezrin is activated still remains unknown in ESCC. Here, we identify a novel interaction between ezrin and heat shock protein family B (small) member 1 (HSPB1) in ESCC cells by mass spectroscopy and co-immunoprecipitation. HSPB1 only interacts with inactive ezrin and binds to the α-helical coiled coil region of ezrin. Knockdown of HSPB1 resulted to the decline of phosphorylation at ezrin Thr567, markedly suppressing the ability of ezrin to bind to the actin cytoskeleton and migration of ESCC cells. Furthermore, neither the constitutively active phosphomimetic ezrin T567D, nor inactivated ezrin T567A could restore cell migration following HSPB1 knockdown. Low HSPB1 expression was associated with favorable overall survival of ESCC patients. Taken together, HSPB1, as an important partner, participates in the activation of ezrin and merits further evaluation as a novel therapeutic target against human ESCC.
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- Ying-Hua Xie
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, PR China.
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Zhang D, Dai L, Yang Z, Wang X, LanNing Y. Association of STMN1 with survival in solid tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Biol Markers 2019; 34:108-116. [PMID: 30966849 DOI: 10.1177/1724600819837210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prognostic value of Stathmin 1 (STMN1) in malignant solid tumors remains controversial. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to summarize the potential value of STMN1 as a biomarker for predicting overall survival in patients with solid tumor. METHODS We systematically searched eligible studies in PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE from the establishment date of these databases to September 2018. Hazard ratio (HR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the association between STMN1 expression and overall survival. RESULTS A total of 25 studies with 4625 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Our combined results showed that high STMN1 expression was associated with poor overall survival in solid tumors (HR = 1.85, 95% CI 1.55, 2.21). In general, our subgroup and sensitivity analyses demonstrated that our combined results were stable and reliable. However, from the results of the subgroups we found that high STMN1 expression was not related to overall survival in colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer anymore, suggesting that much caution should be taken to interpret our combined result, and more studies with large sample sizes are required to further explore the prognostic value of STMN1 expression in the specific type of tumors, especially colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer. CONCLUSIONS STMN1 could serve as a prognostic biomarker and could be developed as a valuable therapeutic target for patients with solid tumors. However, due to the limitations of the present meta-analysis, this conclusion should be taken with caution. Further studies adequately designed are required to confirm our findings.
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- Dan Zhang
- 1 Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,2 Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
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- 3 Department of Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,2 Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,2 Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,2 Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
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Pan F, Chen Y, He JZ, Long L, Chen Y, Luo HJ, Xu YW, Pang XX, Yang Q, Wang JJ, Xu XE, Wang SH, Li EM, Xu LY. Dietary riboflavin deficiency promotes N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine-induced esophageal tumorigenesis in rats by inducing chronic inflammation. Am J Cancer Res 2019; 9:2469-2481. [PMID: 31815047 PMCID: PMC6895446 DOI: pmid/31815047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Epidemiological studies in high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer in China suggest that environmental carcinogen N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA) and riboflavin (RBF) deficiency may be the main risk factors for esophageal cancer. However, it is not clear that the combination induces cancer. Here, experiment (Exp) 1 evaluated the effects of NMBA and RBF deficiency individually or in combination on esophageal tumorigenesis. Male F344 rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups into a 2 (no NMBA vs. NMBA) × 2 (normal RBF vs. RBF-deficient) factorial design, including normal RBF (6 mg/kg, R6), RBF-deficient (0 mg/kg, R0), normal RBF combined with NMBA (R6N), and RBF-deficient combined with NMBA (R0N) groups. The Exp 2 explored the effects of RBF deficiency at different doses combined with NMBA (0.6 mg/kg, R0.6N; 0.06 mg/kg, R0.06N) on esophageal tumorigenesis. Results showed that R0N enhanced the incidence of esophageal intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN, 53.3%, P = 0.06), including carcinoma in situ, whereas R6N mainly induced the occurrence of esophageal benign hyperplasia (38.9%) and EIN (16.7%). RBF deficiency promotes EIN in a dose-dependent manner, and R0.06N significantly increases the incidence of EIN (57.9%, P < 0.05). Gene expression profiling demonstrated that inflammatory cytokines were highly expressed in R0N EIN tissues, whereas R6N EIN tissues had a proliferation and differentiation gene signature (fold-change > 1.5). Furthermore, RBF deficiency aggravated oxidative DNA damage (8-OHdG) and double-strand breaks (γH2AX) (P < 0.05). Our results suggest that RBF deficiency causes chronic inflammation-associated genomic instability contributes to NMBA-induced esophageal tumorigenesis.
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- Feng Pan
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Bioanalytical Laboratory, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Oncologic Pathology, Medical College of Shantou UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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Zeng FM, He JZ, Wang SH, Liu DK, Xu XE, Wu JY, Li EM, Xu LY. A Novel Three-Gene Model Predicts Prognosis and Therapeutic Sensitivity in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:9828637. [PMID: 31886273 PMCID: PMC6899311 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9828637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
To precisely predict the clinical outcome and determine the optimal treatment options for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains challenging. Prognostic models based on multiple molecular markers of tumors have been shown to have superiority over the use of single biomarkers. Our previous studies have identified the crucial role of ezrin in ESCC progression, which prompted us to hypothesize that ezrin-associated proteins contribute to the pathobiology of ESCC. Herein, we explored the clinical value of a molecular model constructed based on ezrin-associated proteins in ESCC patients. We revealed that the ezrin-associated proteins (MYC, PDIA3, and ITGA5B1) correlated with the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of patients with ESCC. High expression of MYC was associated with advanced pTNM-stage (P=0.011), and PDIA3 and ITGA5B1 were correlated with both lymph node metastasis (PDIA3: P < 0.001; ITGA5B1: P=0.001) and pTNM-stage (PDIA3: P=0.001; ITGA5B1: P=0.009). Furthermore, we found that, compared with the current TNM staging system, the molecular model elicited from the expression of MYC, PDIA3, and ITGA5B1 shows higher accuracy in predicting OS (P < 0.001) or DFS (P < 0.001) in ESCC patients. Moreover, ROC and regression analysis demonstrated that this model was an independent predictor for OS and DFS, which could also help determine a subgroup of ESCC patients that may benefit from chemoradiotherapy. In conclusion, our study has identified a novel molecular prognosis model, which may serve as a complement for current clinical risk stratification approaches and provide potential therapeutic targets for ESCC treatment.
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- Fa-Min Zeng
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Pathology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Medical Records Management, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shimura M, Mizuma M, Takadate T, Katoh Y, Suzuki T, Iseki M, Hata T, Aoki S, Suzuki Y, Sakata N, Ohtsuka H, Hayashi H, Morikawa T, Nakagawa K, Motoi F, Naitoh T, Igarashi K, Sasano H, Unno M. A novel liver metastasis-correlated protein of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (PanNEN) discovered by proteomic analysis. Oncotarget 2018; 9:24291-24303. [PMID: 29849941 PMCID: PMC5966250 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify novel liver metastasis-correlated proteins of PanNEN by proteomics to compare pancreatic tumor (PT) with paired metastatic liver tumor (LT). Of 118 surgical cases with PanNEN, 7 cases with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues of both PT and paired LT were evaluated by proteomics. Tumor cells were selectively collected from FFPE tissues by laser capture microdissection. A total of 3,722 proteins were detected from extracted peptides by mass spectrometry-based shotgun analysis. Selection of the candidate proteins expressed differently between PT and LT were performed by semi-quantitative comparison in silico and confirmation with immunohistochemistry. We focused on ANXA6, CNPY2, RAB11B and TUBB3, all of which had higher expressions in LT. In all surgical cases with FFPE samples, liver recurrence-free survival (RFS) was evaluated in correlation to the expression of the candidate proteins in PT by immunohistochemistry. Liver RFS was significantly poorer in CNPY2 positive patients than in negative patients (10-year liver RFS; 39.8% vs. 92.3%, p = 0.012). Also, liver RFS tended to be poorer in ANXA6 positive patients than in those who were negative (10-year liver RFS; 51.4% vs. 95.0%, p = 0.099). In the multivariate analysis, the independent predictors of liver RFS were CNPY2 positivity (HR: 6.19, 95 % CI: 1.47-42.79, p = 0.011) and tumor size ≥ 42 mm (HR: 4.63, 95 % CI: 1.03-23.23, p = 0.045). In conclusion, CNPY2 is a novel liver metastasis-correlated protein of PanNEN.
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- Mitsuhiro Shimura
- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.,Center for Regulatory Epigenome and Diseases, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Pathology and Histotechnology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.,Center for Regulatory Epigenome and Diseases, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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