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ArticleCancer management and research2024

Comprehensive Analysis of the Significance of Breast Cancer Gene 1 (BRCA-1) in Bladder Cancer.

Xinyu Zhang, Xiaoxuan Tao, Yuxin Zhou, Guangyue Shi, Tianjiao Wang

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Xinyu Zhang *Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoxuan Tao *Department of Radiotherapy, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Yuxin Zhou *Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Guangyue ShiDepartment of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Tianjiao WangDepartment of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.

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Background: Bladder carcinoma (BLCA) is characterized by high morbidity, mortality, and treatment costs. Breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1), a tumor suppressor gene, inhibits the development of malignant tumors. However, research on the significance of BRCA1 in BLCA is limited. This study aims to explore the importance of BRCA1 in BLCA using bioinformatic methods and immunohistochemistry. Methods: Gene expression, clinical, and survival data were collected from the TCGA databases through the UCSC Xena platform (http://xena.ucsc.edu/). The TPM data from the TCGA and GETEx databases were integrated using the GEPIA database (http://GEPIA.cancer-pku.cn). The study then explored the differential expression, survival prognosis, functional enrichment, and immune cell infiltration analyses of BRCA1 in BLCA. A PPI network of BRCA1 was constructed using the STRING database, and a BRCA1-associated gene-gene interaction network was generated using the GeneMANIA database. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays were performed to verify the expression levels of BRCA1 in bladder tumour tissues and adjacent normal tissues. Results: BRCA1 is associated with BLCA. Differential analysis indicated that BRCA1 acts as a risk factor for BLCA but does not show significant expression differences across genders, stages, tumor stages, lymph node stages, or metastasis stages. Additionally, staging was based on the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) for BLCA. Co-expression network and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GESA) confirmed that BRCA1 is involved in various BLCA pathways. Furthermore, BRCA1 expression was also linked to immune cell infiltration. However, survival prognosis analysis revealed no significant correlation between the prognosis of BLCA and BRCA1. Conclusion: We demonstrated that BRCA1 is a prospective predicted and immunological biomarker in BLCA, offering new avenues for potential therapies.

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bladder cancerBRCA1expressionimmune cell infiltrationprognosis

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