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Dong H, Yao L, Fan J, Gao P, Yang X, Yuan Z, Zhang T, Lu M, Chen X, Suo C. Characteristics of auto-quantified tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and the prognostic value in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction, gastric adenocarcinoma, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2024; 16:11027-11061. [PMID: 38975889 PMCID: PMC11272125 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEGJ) with a specific pathological profile and poor prognosis has limited therapeutic options. Previous studies have found that TILs exhibit distinct characteristics in different tumors and are correlated with tumor prognosis. We established cellular training sets to obtain auto-quantified TILs in pathological images. And we compared the characteristics of TILs in AEGJ with those in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) to gain insight into the unique immune environments of these three tumors and investigate the prognostic value of TILs in these three tumors. METHODS Utilizing a case-control study design, we analyzed 214 AEGJ, 256 GAC, and 752 ESCC cases. The TCGA dataset was used to validate prognostic value of auto-quantified TILs. The specific cellular training sets were established by experienced pathologists to determine TILs counts. Kruskal-Wallis test and multi-variable linear regression were conducted to explore TILs characteristics. Survival analyses were performed with Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS The three cellular training sets of these cancers achieved a classification accuracy of 87.55 at least. The median auto-quantified TILs of AEGJ, GAC, and ESCC cases were 4.82%, 1.92%, and 0.12%, respectively. The TILs demonstrated varied characteristics under distinctive clinicopathological traits. The higher TILs proportion was associated with better prognosis in esophagogastric cancers (all P < 0.05) and was an independent prognostic biomarker on AEGJ in both datasets (Taixing: HR = 0.965, 95% CI = 0.938-0.994; TCGA: HR = 0.811, 95% CI = 0.712-0.925). CONCLUSIONS We found variations in TILs across ESCC, GAC, and AEGJ, as assessed by image processing algorithms. Additionally, TILs in these three cancers are an independent prognostic factor. This enhances our understanding of the unique immune characteristics of the three tumors, improving patient outcomes.
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- Hao Dong
- Department of Epidemiology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Human Phenome Institute, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Human Phenome Institute, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Human Phenome Institute, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
- Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, China
- Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Guan F, Gao S, Sheng H, Ma Y, Chen W, Qi X, Zhang X, Gao X, Pang S, Zhang L, Zhang L. Trim46 knockout impaired neuronal architecture and caused hypoactive behavior in rats. Dev Dyn 2024; 253:659-676. [PMID: 38193537 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Tripartite motif (TRIM46) is a relatively novel protein that belongs to tripartite motif family. TRIM46 organizes parallel microtubule arrays on the axons, which are important for neuronal polarity and axonal function. TRIM46 is highly expressed in the brain, but its biological function in adults has not yet been determined. RESULTS Trim46 knockout (KO) rat line was established using CRISPR/cas9. Trim46 KO rats had smaller hippocampus sizes, fewer neuronal dendritic arbors and dendritic spines, and shorter and more distant axon initial segment. Furthermore, the protein interaction between endogenous TRIM46 and FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5) in brain tissues was determined; Trim46 KO increased hippocampal FKBP5 protein levels and decreased hippocampal protein kinase B (Akt) phosphorylation, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha1 (GABRA1) and glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 1 (NMDAR1) protein levels. Trim46 KO rats exhibited hypoactive behavioral changes such as reduced spontaneous activity, social interaction, sucrose preference, impaired prepulse inhibition (PPI), and short-term reference memory. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate the significant impact of Trim46 KO on brain structure and behavioral function. This study revealed a novel potential association of TRIM46 with dendritic development and neuropsychiatric behavior, providing new insights into the role of TRIM46 in the brain.
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- Feifei Guan
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Diseases, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Health Commission of China (NHC), Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Health Commission of China (NHC), Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Diseases, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Health Commission of China (NHC), Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Diseases, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Diseases, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Health Commission of China (NHC), Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Health Commission of China (NHC), Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Health Commission of China (NHC), Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Diseases, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medicine College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li Q, Yin LK. Comprehensive analysis of disulfidptosis related genes and prognosis of gastric cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2023; 14:373-399. [PMID: 37970110 PMCID: PMC10631345 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v14.i10.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is a common malignant tumor of the digestive system. Disulfidptosis is a new programmed cell death mechanism, although its specific mechanism in GC is incompletely understood. AIM In this study, we used bioinformatics analysis to explore a disulfidptosis-based predictive model related to GC prognosis and to identify potential therapeutic targets and sensitive drugs for GC. METHODS We extracted GC-related data from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. R software (version 4.2.1) was used for correlation analysis. RESULTS Through the above analysis, we found that the disulfidptosis related gene may be related to the prognosis of GC. Six genes, namely, PLS3, GRP, APOD, SGCE, COL8A1, and VAMP7, were found to constitute a predictive model for GC prognosis. APOD is a potential therapeutic target for treating GC. Bosutinib and other drugs are sensitive for the treatment of GC. CONCLUSION The results of this study indicate that disulfidptosis is related to the prognosis and treatment of GC, while APOD represents a potential therapeutic target for GC.
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- Qian Li
- Department of Oncology, Fushun Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zigong 643200, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fushun People’s Hospital, Zigong 643200, Sichuan Province, China
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Hess T, Maj C, Gehlen J, Borisov O, Haas SL, Gockel I, Vieth M, Piessen G, Alakus H, Vashist Y, Pereira C, Knapp M, Schüller V, Quaas A, Grabsch HI, Trautmann J, Malecka-Wojciesko E, Mokrowiecka A, Speller J, Mayr A, Schröder J, Hillmer AM, Heider D, Lordick F, Pérez-Aísa Á, Campo R, Espinel J, Geijo F, Thomson C, Bujanda L, Sopeña F, Lanas Á, Pellisé M, Pauligk C, Goetze TO, Zelck C, Reingruber J, Hassanin E, Elbe P, Alsabeah S, Lindblad M, Nilsson M, Kreuser N, Thieme R, Tavano F, Pastorino R, Arzani D, Persiani R, Jung JO, Nienhüser H, Ott K, Schumann RR, Kumpf O, Burock S, Arndt V, Jakubowska A, Ławniczak M, Moreno V, Martín V, Kogevinas M, Pollán M, Dąbrowska J, Salas A, Cussenot O, Boland-Auge A, Daian D, Deleuze JF, Salvi E, Teder-Laving M, Tomasello G, Ratti M, Senti C, De Re V, Steffan A, Hölscher AH, Messerle K, Bruns CJ, Sīviņš A, Bogdanova I, Skieceviciene J, Arstikyte J, Moehler M, Lang H, Grimminger PP, Kruschewski M, Vassos N, Schildberg C, Lingohr P, Ridwelski K, Lippert H, Fricker N, Krawitz P, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Veits L, Izbicki JR, Mostowska A, Martinón-Torres F, Cusi D, Adolfsson R, Cancel-Tassin G, Höblinger A, Rodermann E, Ludwig M, Keller G, Metspalu A, Brenner H, Heller J, Neef M, Schepke M, Dumoulin FL, Hamann L, Cannizzaro R, Ghidini M, Plaßmann D, Geppert M, Malfertheiner P, Gehlen O, Skoczylas T, Majewski M, Lubiński J, Palmieri O, Boccia S, Latiano A, Aragones N, Schmidt T, Dinis-Ribeiro M, Medeiros R, Al-Batran SE, Leja M, Kupcinskas J, García-González MA, Venerito M, Schumacher J. Dissecting the genetic heterogeneity of gastric cancer. EBioMedicine 2023; 92:104616. [PMID: 37209533 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is clinically heterogenous according to location (cardia/non-cardia) and histopathology (diffuse/intestinal). We aimed to characterize the genetic risk architecture of GC according to its subtypes. Another aim was to examine whether cardia GC and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) and its precursor lesion Barrett's oesophagus (BO), which are all located at the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ), share polygenic risk architecture. METHODS We did a meta-analysis of ten European genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of GC and its subtypes. All patients had a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma. For the identification of risk genes among GWAS loci we did a transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) and expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) study from gastric corpus and antrum mucosa. To test whether cardia GC and OAC/BO share genetic aetiology we also used a European GWAS sample with OAC/BO. FINDINGS Our GWAS consisting of 5816 patients and 10,999 controls highlights the genetic heterogeneity of GC according to its subtypes. We newly identified two and replicated five GC risk loci, all of them with subtype-specific association. The gastric transcriptome data consisting of 361 corpus and 342 antrum mucosa samples revealed that an upregulated expression of MUC1, ANKRD50, PTGER4, and PSCA are plausible GC-pathomechanisms at four GWAS loci. At another risk locus, we found that the blood-group 0 exerts protective effects for non-cardia and diffuse GC, while blood-group A increases risk for both GC subtypes. Furthermore, our GWAS on cardia GC and OAC/BO (10,279 patients, 16,527 controls) showed that both cancer entities share genetic aetiology at the polygenic level and identified two new risk loci on the single-marker level. INTERPRETATION Our findings show that the pathophysiology of GC is genetically heterogenous according to location and histopathology. Moreover, our findings point to common molecular mechanisms underlying cardia GC and OAC/BO. FUNDING German Research Foundation (DFG).
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- Timo Hess
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany; Medical Faculty, Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Upper GI Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital and Unit of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Claude Huriez Hospital, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto 4200-072, Portugal; Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center & RISE @ CI-IPO, University of Porto, Porto 4200-450, Portugal
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Pathology and Data Analytics, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- University Cancer Center Leipzig, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Parc Tauli, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario, León, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain; Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Donostia/Instituto Biodonostia, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain; Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain; Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Krankenhaus Nordwest, University Cancer Center, Frankfurt, Germany; Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH am Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Nordwest, University Cancer Center, Frankfurt, Germany; Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH am Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Upper GI Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital and Unit of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Upper GI Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital and Unit of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Upper GI Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Upper GI Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health - Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Section of Hygiene, University Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, RoMed Klinikum Rosenheim, Rosenheim, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland; Independent Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Diagnostics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
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- Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility, Oncology Data Analytics Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Hospital Duran I Reynals, Barcelona, Spain; Colorectal Cancer Group, ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública e CIBERESP), Spain; The Research Group in Gene - Environment and Health Interactions (GIIGAS)/Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de Leon, Leon, Spain; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de Leon, Leon, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública e CIBERESP), Spain; ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Campus Del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; IMIM (Hospital Del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública e CIBERESP), Spain; Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Unidade de Xenética, Instituto de Ciencias Forenses (INCIFOR), Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- CeRePP, Paris, France; GRC n°5 Predictive Onco-Urology, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, CEA, University Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, CEA, University Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, CEA, University Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Neuroalgology Unit Fondazione IRCCS, Instituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta' Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ASST of Cremona, Cremona, Italy; Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ASST of Cremona, Cremona, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet - Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit of Immunopathologia e Biomarcatori Oncologici/Bio-proteomics Facility, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Immunopathologia e Biomarcatori Oncologici, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Gastroenterology Department and Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Gastroenterology Department and Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Medicine I, University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
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- Division of Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, University Hospital Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg GmbH, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Quality Assurance in Operative Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain; Department of Pediatrics, Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Section, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group GENVIP, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Milan, Italy; Bio4Dreams-Business, Nursery for Life Sciences, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- CeRePP, Paris, France; GRC n°5 Predictive Onco-Urology, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Community Hospital Mittelrhein, Koblenz, Germany
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- Association of Medical Practices in Hematology and Internal Oncology, Troisdorf, Germany
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- Association for Oncological Studies (Gefos), Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Marienhaus Hospital Ahrweiler, Ahrweiler, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Helios Hospital Siegburg, Siegburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Helios Hospital Siegburg, Siegburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Unit of Oncological Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ASST of Cremona, Cremona, Italy; Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine II, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-sud, Lyon, France
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health - Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; Section of Hygiene, University Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública e CIBERESP), Spain; Epidemiology Section, Public Health Division, Department of Health of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplant Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center & RISE @ CI-IPO, University of Porto, Porto 4200-450, Portugal; Gastroenterology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
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- Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto 4200-072, Portugal; Research Department of the Portuguese League Against Cancer-North (LPCC-NRNorte), Porto 4200-177, Portugal
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- Krankenhaus Nordwest, University Cancer Center, Frankfurt, Germany; Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH am Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; Digestive Diseases Centre GASTRO, Riga, Latvia
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- Gastroenterology Department and Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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Isomoto H, Sakaguchi T, Inamine T, Takeshita S, Fukuda D, Ohnita K, Kanda T, Matsushima K, Honda T, Sugihara T, Hirayama T, Nakao K, Tsukamoto K. SNP rs2920280 in PSCA Is Associated with Susceptibility to Gastric Mucosal Atrophy and Is a Promising Biomarker in Japanese Individuals with Helicobacter pylori Infection. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12081988. [PMID: 36010338 PMCID: PMC9407312 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12081988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infection results in gastric cancer (GC) with gastric mucosal atrophy (GMA). Some single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the prostate stem cell antigen gene (PSCA) are associated with GC and duodenal ulcers. However, the relationship of other identified SNPs in PSCA with these diseases remains unclear. Herein, the association between PSCA SNPs and GMA among 195 Japanese individuals with H. pylori infection was evaluated. The definition of GMA or non-GMA was based on serum pepsinogen levels or endoscopic findings. Five tag PSCA SNPs were analyzed using PCR high-resolution melting curve analysis with nonlabelled probes. The frequencies of alleles and the genotypes of each tag SNP were compared between the GMA and non-GMA groups. Subsequently, a genetic test was performed using associated SNPs as biomarkers to detect patients developing GMA. Two tag PSCA SNPs (rs2920280 and rs2294008) were related to GMA susceptibility. Individuals with the rs2920280 G/G genotype or the rs2294008 T/T genotype in PSCA had 3.5- and 2.1-fold susceptibility to GMA, respectively. In conclusion, SNP rs2920280 is a possible biomarker for detecting individuals developing GMA. PSCA polymorphisms may be useful biomarkers for predicting GMA linked to GC risk and a screening endoscopy strategy to detect GC related to early stage H. pylori associated GMA.
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- Hajime Isomoto
- Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
- Correspondence: (H.I.); (T.S.); Tel.: +81-859-38-6527 (H.I.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
- Correspondence: (H.I.); (T.S.); Tel.: +81-859-38-6527 (H.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
- Fukuda Yutaka Clinic, 3-5 Hamaguchi-machi, Nagasaki 852-8107, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
- Shunkaikai Inoue Hospital, 6-12 Takara-machi, Nagasaki 850-0045, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nagasaki Medical Harbor Center, 6-39 Shinchi-machi, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biological Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Ning YZ, Liu GY, Rao XL, Ma YC, Rong L. Synchronized early gastric cancer occurred in a patient with serrated polyposis syndrome: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10:2644-2649. [PMID: 35434065 PMCID: PMC8968599 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i8.2644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Serrated polyposis syndrome (SPS) is a relatively rare disease that is characterized by multiple serrated lesions/polyps. Very little is known regarding the extracolonic cancers associated with SPS. The genetic basis of the process remains unknown.
CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old male patient initially presented with belching and abdominal distension for a year as well as diarrhea for over 2 mo. The patient underwent colonoscopy and was diagnosed with serrated polyposis syndrome. Half a year later, a gastroscopy was performed during the postoperative re-examination to screen for other lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract. An elevated lesion was detected in the anterior wall of the gastric antrum. Curative en bloc resection of the lesion was achieved via endoscopic submucosal dissection. The pathological result was high-grade dysplasia with focal intramucosal carcinoma. Exome sequencing was performed for the patient and five gastric cancer-associated variants (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, metaxin 1, coiled-coil domain containing 6, glutamate ionotropic receptor delta type subunit 1, and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1) were identified.
CONCLUSION This paper reports a case that presented with both SPS and early gastric cancer. Genetic mutations that were potentially responsible for this condition were sought by exome sequencing.
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- Ying-Ze Ning
- Department of Endoscopy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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Jung JO, Wirsik NM, Nienhüser H, Peters L, Müller-Stich BP, Hess T, Schüller V, Schumacher J, Schmidt T. Clinical Relevance of Gastroesophageal Cancer Associated SNPs for Oncologic Outcome After Curative Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:1453-1462. [PMID: 34529172 PMCID: PMC8724221 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10771-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric and esophageal cancers are malignant diseases with rising importance in Western countries. To improve oncologic outcome after surgery, it is essential to understand the relevance of germline mutations. The aim of the study was to identify and distinguish clinically relevant single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). PATIENTS AND METHODS In total, 190 patients with curative oncological resections of gastric and distal esophageal adenocarcinomas at Heidelberg University Hospital were eligible for this study. Outcome differences were determined for each SNP by analysis of clinical variables, survival, and mRNA expression levels. RESULTS Significant survival differences were found on univariate analysis for usual prognostic variables (such as pTNM) and for six SNPs. On multivariate survival analysis, the SNPs rs12268840 (intron variant of MGMT, p = 0.045) and rs9972882 (intron variant of STARD3 and eQTL of PGAP3, p = 0.030) were independent and significant survival predictors along with R status and pT/pN category. Group TT of rs12268840 had the highest rate of second primary carcinoma (30.4%, p = 0.0003), lowest expression of MGMT based on cis-eQTL analysis in normal gastroesophageal tissue (p = 1.99 × 10-17), and worst oncologic outcome. Group AA of rs9972882 had the highest rate of distant metastases pM1 (42.9%, p = 0.0117), highest expression of PGAP3 (p = 1.29 × 10-15), and worst oncologic outcome. CONCLUSIONS Two intron variant SNPs of MGMT and STARD3 were identified that were significant survival predictors and may influence tumor biology. The data indicate that DNA methylation (MGMT) and malfunction of GPI anchoring (PGAP3) are distinct mechanisms that are relevant for tumor progression and relapse.
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- Jin-On Jung
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Present address: Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Clinic Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Present address: Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Clinic Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Present address: Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Clinic Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Jung JO, Bruns CJ, Schmidt T. ASO Author Reflections: From Susceptibility Loci to Oncologically Relevant SNPs in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 29:1463-1464. [PMID: 34591224 PMCID: PMC8724110 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10819-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Jin-On Jung
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Guan W, Yang N, Zuo X, Wang X, Cao P, Chu Y, Qin Z, Cheng H, Shi X, Ma T, Xu Z, Sun Y. Heritable Variants in the Chromosome 1q22 Locus Increase Gastric Cancer Risk via Altered Chromatin Looping and Increased UBAP2L Expression. Mol Cancer Res 2021; 19:1992-2002. [PMID: 34535561 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-21-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have implicated the 1q22 gastric cancer risk locus in disease, but little is known about its underlying oncogenic functions. This study represents a systematic investigation of the biological significance and potential mechanism associated with the gastric cancer risk of SNP rs2075570(C>T) in 1q22. We identified two functional germline variations (rs2049805-C and rs2974931-G) in an active enhancer in a 64.8 kb high-linkage disequilibrium block of rs2075570. The enhancer upregulated ubiquitin associated protein 2 like (UBAP2L) gene expression over a 960 kb distance by chromatin looping. Gastric cancer tissues expressed significantly higher levels of UBAP2L than was observed in the matched noncancerous tissues, and the UBAP2L expression was negatively correlated with patient survival. Downregulation of UBAP2L inhibited the proliferation and invasion of human gastric cancer cells in vitro and in a xenograft mouse model. Notably, the two mutant variations significantly enforced the enhancer activity and UBAP2L expression. In conclusion, this study revealed two causal variations in the 1q22 region using tag-SNP rs2075570 as a genetic marker. These variations may affect the occurrence and progression of gastric cancer by reinforcing the expression of the 1q22-Enh enhancer-regulated UBAP2L target gene. IMPLICATIONS: Our study provides an important clue of how noncoding germline variations contribute to gastric cancer, which gives a novel insight into understanding the genetic mechanism of gastric cancer.
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- Wei Guan
- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. .,Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention & Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. .,Department of Cell Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention & Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Li L, Yu S, Hu Q, Hai Y, Li Y. Genome-scale CRISPRa screening identifies MTX1 as a contributor for sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma by augmenting autophagy. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17:3133-3144. [PMID: 34421355 PMCID: PMC8375235 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.62393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Sorafenib is the standard first-line drug for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), however, its therapeutic efficacy is not satisfactory due to primary or secondary resistance of HCC cells. In the present study, we identified Metaxin 1 (MTX1) as a new regulator of sorafenib resistance in HCC through genome-scale CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) screening. We found that MTX1 was frequently upregulated in HCC tissues and overexpression of MTX1 promoted HCC cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo. As well, MTX1 overexpression increased cell growth rate and decreased cell apoptosis upon sorafenib treatment. Consistently, the resistance induced by MTX1 was also observed in subcutaneous xenograft tumor model. Clinically, high expression of MTX1 was closely related with poor outcomes in HCC patients who received sorafenib treatment. Mechanistically, overexpression of MTX1 could promote HCC cell autophagy via interacting with and inhibiting CDGSH iron sulfur domain 1 (CISD1), an autophagy negative regulator. Taken together, our findings suggest that MTX1 is upregulated in HCC and contributes to sorafenib resistance via a possible mechanism involving CISD1 mediated autophagy.
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- Li Li
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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Chen Y, Wang D, Song Y, Zhang X, Jiao Z, Dong J, Lü L, Zou Z, Du W, Qu F. Functional polymorphisms in circadian positive feedback loop genes predict postsurgical prognosis of gastric cancer. Cancer Med 2019; 8:1919-1929. [PMID: 30843665 PMCID: PMC6488121 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Circadian positive feedback loop (CPFL) genes (CLOCK, BAML1, and NPAS2) have been implicated in cancer initiation and progression. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CPFL genes on prognosis of gastric cancer (GC) patients. METHODS Nine functional SNPs from the three CPFL genes were genotyped in a cohort of 704 GC patients undergoing resection. Multivariate Cox regression model and Kaplan-Meier curve were used for prognosis analysis. RESULTS Among the nine SNPs, rs11133399 in CLOCK, rs1044432 and rs2279284 in BAML1 were significantly associated with GC overall survival and recurrence-free survival. The unfavorable genotypes of these SNPs showed a cumulative effect on GC prognosis. Multivariate assessment model indicated that these SNPs, in conjunction with clinical variables, enhanced the power to predict GC prognosis. In addition, survival tree analysis revealed the genotype of rs11133399 as a primary risk factor contributing to the prognosis of GC patients. Functional assays showed that the G allele in rs11133399 significantly enhanced luciferase reporter activity than A allele. Immunohistochemical analysis further demonstrated that the genotype of rs11133399 was significantly associated with the expression level of CLOCK in GC tissues, suggesting that this SNP might affect the prognosis of GC through its influence on the expression of CLOCK gene. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that SNPs in CPFL genes might contribute to the clinical outcome of GC through their impact on gene expression. Further studies are needed to elucidate its underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Yibing Chen
- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis CenterFirst Affiliated HospitalZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouChina
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- Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong ProvinceBack and Neck Pain Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical SciencesJinanChina
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis CenterFirst Affiliated HospitalZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyFirst Affiliated HospitalZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouChina
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis CenterFirst Affiliated HospitalZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouChina
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- Cell‐Gene Therapy Translational Medicine Research CenterThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyGuangzhou First People's HospitalGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
- The Second Affiliated HospitalSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of NeurosurgeryFirst Affiliated HospitalZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouChina
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- Department of General SurgeryTangdu HospitalFourth Military Medical UniversityXi'anChina
- 93926 Hospital of the PLAHetianChina
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Heinrichs SKM, Hess T, Becker J, Hamann L, Vashist YK, Butterbach K, Schmidt T, Alakus H, Krasniuk I, Höblinger A, Lingohr P, Ludwig M, Hagel AF, Schildberg CW, Veits L, Gyvyte U, Weise K, Schüller V, Böhmer AC, Schröder J, Gehlen J, Kreuser N, Hofer S, Lang H, Lordick F, Malfertheiner P, Moehler M, Pech O, Vassos N, Rodermann E, Izbicki JR, Kruschewski M, Ott K, Schumann RR, Vieth M, Mangold E, Gasenko E, Kupcinskas L, Brenner H, Grimminger P, Bujanda L, Sopeña F, Espinel J, Thomson C, Pérez-Aísa Á, Campo R, Geijo F, Collette D, Bruns C, Messerle K, Gockel I, Nöthen MM, Lippert H, Ridwelski K, Lanas A, Keller G, Knapp M, Leja M, Kupcinskas J, García-González MA, Venerito M, Schumacher J. Evidence for PTGER4, PSCA, and MBOAT7 as risk genes for gastric cancer on the genome and transcriptome level. Cancer Med 2018; 7:5057-5065. [PMID: 30191681 PMCID: PMC6198243 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Genetic associations between variants on chromosome 5p13 and 8q24 and gastric cancer (GC) have been previously reported in the Asian population. We aimed to replicate these findings and to characterize the associations at the genome and transcriptome level. We performed a fine‐mapping association study in 1926 GC patients and 2012 controls of European descent using high dense SNP marker sets on both chromosomal regions. Next, we performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses using gastric transcriptome data from 143 individuals focusing on the GC associated variants. On chromosome 5p13 the strongest association was observed at rs6872282 (P = 2.53 × 10−04) and on chromosome 8q24 at rs2585176 (P = 1.09 × 10−09). On chromosome 5p13 we found cis‐eQTL effects with an upregulation of PTGER4 expression in GC risk allele carrier (P = 9.27 × 10−11). On chromosome 8q24 we observed cis‐eQTL effects with an upregulation of PSCA expression in GC risk allele carrier (P = 2.17 × 10−47). In addition, we found trans‐eQTL effects for the same variants on 8q24 with a downregulation of MBOAT7 expression in GC risk allele carrier (P = 3.11 × 10−09). In summary, we confirmed and refined the previously reported GC associations at both chromosomal regions. Our data point to shared etiological factors between Asians and Europeans. Furthermore, our data imply an upregulated expression of PTGER4 and PSCA as well as a downregulated expression of MBOAT7 in gastric tissue as risk‐conferring GC pathomechanisms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophie K M Heinrichs
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Timo Hess
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Jessica Becker
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Lutz Hamann
- Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
| | - Yogesh K Vashist
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Katja Butterbach
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Thomas Schmidt
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Hakan Alakus
- Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
| | - Iurii Krasniuk
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Municipal Hospital Solingen, Solingen, Germany
| | - Aksana Höblinger
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Community Hospital Mittelrhein, Koblenz, Germany
| | - Philipp Lingohr
- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Monika Ludwig
- Association for Oncological Studies (Gefos), Dortmund, Germany
| | - Alexander F Hagel
- Department of Medicine I, Gastroenterology and Interventional Endoscopy, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
| | - Ugne Gyvyte
- Department of Gastroenterology and Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
| | - Katharina Weise
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Vitalia Schüller
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Anne C Böhmer
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Julia Schröder
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Jan Gehlen
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Nicole Kreuser
- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
| | - Hauke Lang
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
| | - Florian Lordick
- University Cancer Center Leipzig (UCCL), University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Peter Malfertheiner
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
| | - Markus Moehler
- First Medical Clinic and Policlinic, University Medical Center, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
| | - Oliver Pech
- Department of Gastroenterology and Interventional Endoscopy, St. John of God Hospital, Regensburg, Germany
| | - Nikolaos Vassos
- Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Ernst Rodermann
- Association of Medical Practices in Hematology and Internal Oncology, Troisdorf, Germany
| | - Jakob R Izbicki
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Martin Kruschewski
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Frankfurt Oder, Frankfurt Oder, Germany
| | - Katja Ott
- Department of General, Visceral and Thorax Surgery, RoMed Hospital Rosenheim, Rosenheim, Germany
| | - Ralf R Schumann
- Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
| | - Michael Vieth
- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
| | - Elisabeth Mangold
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Evita Gasenko
- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.,Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
| | - Limas Kupcinskas
- Department of Gastroenterology and Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
| | - Hermann Brenner
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Peter Grimminger
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
| | - Luis Bujanda
- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Donostia/Instituto Biodonostia, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario, León, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Parc Tauli, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Association of Medical Practices in Hematology and Oncology, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Markus M Nöthen
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Hans Lippert
- An-Institute for Quality Control in Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- An-Institute for Quality Control in Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany.,Department of Surgery, Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Institute of Pathology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
| | - Michael Knapp
- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Marcis Leja
- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.,Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain.,Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
| | - Johannes Schumacher
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Genomics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center of Human Genetics, University Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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