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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2023

Role of hypermethylated SLC5A8 in follicular thyroid cancer diagnosis and prognosis prediction.

Yan Yang, Chenjin Liao, Qian Yang, Yuxia Li, Yunxiang Tang, Bin Xu

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yan Yang *Department of Oncology and Hematology, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Chenjin Liao *Department of Ultrasound, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Qian YangDepartment of General Surgery, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Yuxia LiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Yunxiang TangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Bin XuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, 400014, China. doctorxubinnuclear@163.com.
Chongqing University · CN

Funding

This work was sponsored by the Science and Technology Bureau of Yuzhong District, Chongqing 20200144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThyroid cancer is one of the most frequently reported endocrine system malignancies. It is difficult to distinguish follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) from follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) during pathological diagnosis in patients without lymph nodes or distant metastases. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study to investigate the significance of SLC5A8 methylation and expression in the diagnosis and prognosis of FTC.

methodsWe used 165 tissue samples, including FTC (n = 58), thyroid tumors of uncertain malignant potential (TT-UMP, n = 40), and FTA (n = 67), to explore the differences in SLC5A8 methylation and mRNA transcription in different pathological types. Survival analysis was conducted to evaluate the recurrence rate at a 5-year follow-up.

resultsThe SLC5A8 methylation positive rate was higher in patients with thyroglobulin ≥ 40 μg/l and Chol ≥ 5.17 mmol/l, and it was higher in patients with FTC (n = 42, 72.4%) than those with FTA (n = 27, 40.3%) and TT-UMP (n = 23, 57.5%). The relative concentration of SLC5A8 mRNA was lower in patients with FTC than in those with FTA (p < 0.05). At 5-year follow-ups, patients who were SLC5A8 methylation-positive had a higher recurrence rate than those who were methylation-negative.

conclusionsOur current study indicates that SLC5A8 gene methylation occurs more commonly in patients with FTC than in those with FTA. The differences in SLC5A8 methylation and expression among FTA, FTC, and TT-UMP provide an important basis for further exploration of epigenetic changes in the occurrence, development, and prognosis of thyroid cancer. Our findings need to be further validated in larger populations with long-term follow-up in the future.

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Adenocarcinoma, FollicularThyroid NeoplasmsHumansMonocarboxylic Acid TransportersPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRNA, MessengerMonocarboxylic Acid TransportersRNA, MessengerSLC5A8 protein, humanDNAFollicularmRNASLC5A8Thyroid cancer

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PMID38007446
PMCPMC10675931
OpenAlexW4389001961

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