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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2026

Profile and diagnostic value of N6-methyladenosine-related mRNA regulators in colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer.

Wei Wang, Xiaohui Zhang, Min Wang, Li Wang, Shiqing Qian, Wenli Cheng, Fang Xu, Shaopeng Ding, Yuting Zhu, Guoqing Jin and 3 more

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wei Wang *Department of Endoscopy, Lujiang County People's Hospital, Hefei, 230001, China.
Xiaohui Zhang *Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Min WangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Li WangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Shiqing QianDepartment of Pathology, Lujiang County People's Hospital, Hefei, 230000, China.
Wenli ChengDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Fang XuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Shaopeng DingDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Yuting ZhuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Guoqing JinDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Wanshui YangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China.
Anla HuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China. huanla@ahmu.edu.cn.
Qihong ZhaoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China. qihong@ahmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Anhui Medical University Basic Medicine and Clinic Cooperative 2020xkjT031Anhui Medical University Promotion Program 2022xkjT006Anhui Province Peak Discipline Construction Plan 0301001861This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81973049
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Abstract

backgroundN6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is a key epigenetic modification involved in many diseases. However, the roles of m6A regulators in the progression of colorectal adenoma (CRA) or colorectal cancer (CRC) are still unclear fully.

methodsGene expression profiles were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets GSE41657, GSE100179, and GSE117606. We analyzed differentially expressed m6A (DE-m6A) regulators and obtained two m6A patterns of CRA and CRC using the consensus clustering based on DE-m6A regulators. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between m6A patterns were subjected to gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), and the m6A-related hub genes were evaluated by protein‒protein interaction (PPI) analysis. We screened important DE-m6A regulators using least absolute shrinkage and selection operation (LASSO) regression and support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) algorithms. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to analyze the clinical diagnostic value of hub genes and DE-m6A regulators, which were verified using quantitative real-time PCR.

resultsFifteen DE-m6A regulators between controls and CRA patients and thirteen DE-m6A regulators between controls and CRC patients were identified with difference statistically. Two m6A patterns were obtained for CRA and CRC patients via consensus clustering based on DE-m6A regulators. DEGs were enriched in ribosomal structural components, signal receptor regulation, and mitochondrial structure and function. The five hub genes included TP53, EEF1A1, TBP, MARS1 and CCT7 in CRA, none in CRC were screened. Hub genes had good predictive effects on CRA and CRC. Six important DE-m6A regulators in CRA and one in CRC were screened out, and YTHDF1 on CRA or CRC, HNRNPA2B1 in only CRC had high diagnostic efficacy. Six important DE-m6A regulators were verified using quantitative real-time PCR.

conclusionsThe m6A-related regulatory mode might have more important diagnostic value in CRA than in CRC.

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AdenomaAdenosineColorectal NeoplasmsRNA, MessengerBiomarkers, TumorEpitranscriptomeGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansProtein Interaction MapsRNA MethylationROC CurveAdenosineBiomarkers, TumorN-methyladenosineRNA, MessengerColorectal adenomaColorectal cancerDiagnostic valueN6-methyladenosine-related regulators

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PMID41787268
PMCPMC13072521

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