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ReviewCancers2022

Insights into Epigenetic Changes Related to Genetic Variants and Cells-of-Origin of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Algorithm for Practical Workup.

Oana A Ciobanu, Sorina C Martin, Vlad Herlea, Simona Fica

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Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oana A CiobanuDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2997-4485
Sorina C MartinDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9622-8883
Vlad HerleaDepartment of Pathology, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0125-7815
Simona FicaDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROInstitutul Clinic Fundeni · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current knowledge on the molecular landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) has advanced significantly. Still, the cellular origin of PanNETs is uncertain and the associated mechanisms remain largely unknown. DAXX/ATRX and MEN1 are the three most frequently altered genes that drive PanNETs. They are recognized as a link between genetics and epigenetics. Moreover, the acknowledged impact on DNA methylation by somatic mutations in MEN1 is a valid hallmark of epigenetic mechanism. DAXX/ATRX and MEN1 can be studied at the immunohistochemical level as a reliable surrogate for sequencing. DAXX/ATRX mutations promote alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) activation, determined by specific fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis. ALT phenotype is considered a significant predictor of worse prognosis and a marker of pancreatic origin. Additionally, ARX/PDX1 expression is linked to important epigenomic alterations and can be used as lineage associated immunohistochemical marker. Herein, ARX/PDX1 association with DAXX/ATRX/MEN1 and ALT can be studied through pathological assessment, as these biomarkers may provide important clues to the mechanism underlying disease pathogenesis. In this review, we present an overview of a new approach to tumor stratification based on genetic and epigenetic characteristics as well as cellular origin, with prognostic consequences.

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ALTARX/PDX1ATRX/DAXX/MEN1epigeneticsgeneticsoriginspancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Identifiers

PMID36139607
PMCPMC9496769
OpenAlexW4295845809

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