Objective The objective of this study was to identify new carcinogenetic hub genes and develop the integration of differentially expressed genes to predict the prognosis of lung cancer.Methods GSE139032 microarray dat...Objective The objective of this study was to identify new carcinogenetic hub genes and develop the integration of differentially expressed genes to predict the prognosis of lung cancer.Methods GSE139032 microarray data packages were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus for planning,testing,and review of data.We identified KRT6C,LAMC2,LAMB3,KRT6A,and MYEOV from a key module for validation.Results We found that the five genes were related to a poor prognosis,and the expression levels of these genes were associated with tumor stage.Furthermore,Kaplan-Meier plotter showed that the five hub genes had better prognostic values.The mean levels of methylation in lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD)were significantly lower than those in healthy lung tissues for the hub genes.However,gene set enrichment analysis(GSEA)for single hub genes showed that all of them were immune-related.Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that KRT6C,LAMC2,LAMB3,KRT6A,and MYEOV are all candidate diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for LUAD.They may have clinical implications in LUAD patients not only for the improvement of risk stratification but also for therapeutic decisions and prognosis prediction.展开更多
基金Supported by a grant from the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology(No.Y-HR2018-293 and Y-HR2018-294).
文摘Objective The objective of this study was to identify new carcinogenetic hub genes and develop the integration of differentially expressed genes to predict the prognosis of lung cancer.Methods GSE139032 microarray data packages were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus for planning,testing,and review of data.We identified KRT6C,LAMC2,LAMB3,KRT6A,and MYEOV from a key module for validation.Results We found that the five genes were related to a poor prognosis,and the expression levels of these genes were associated with tumor stage.Furthermore,Kaplan-Meier plotter showed that the five hub genes had better prognostic values.The mean levels of methylation in lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD)were significantly lower than those in healthy lung tissues for the hub genes.However,gene set enrichment analysis(GSEA)for single hub genes showed that all of them were immune-related.Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that KRT6C,LAMC2,LAMB3,KRT6A,and MYEOV are all candidate diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for LUAD.They may have clinical implications in LUAD patients not only for the improvement of risk stratification but also for therapeutic decisions and prognosis prediction.
