The significance of MAGED4 expression in non‑small cell lung cancer as analyzed by real‑time fluorescence quantitative PCR

  • Authors:
    • Qin‑Yun Ma
    • Lie‑Wen Pang
    • Zhi‑Ming Chen
    • Yong‑Jun Zhu
    • Gang Chen
    • Ji Chen
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  • Published online on: July 4, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.786
  • Pages: 733-738
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to detect differences in the expression levels of melanoma‑associated antigen D4 (MAGED4) mRNA between non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and normal tissues, and to compare differences in the expression levels of MAGED4 in tumor patients. Patients were grouped according to age, gender, smoking history, tumor size, pathological classification, degree of lung cancer cell differentiation and presence of lymph node metastasis. The expression levels of MAGED4 were detected using real‑time fluorescence quantitative PCR. MAGED4 expression was higher in squamous cell carcinomas compared to adenocarcinomas (P<0.05), in poorly differentiated tissues compared to well‑differentiated tissues (P<0.05), and in patients with lymph node metastasis compared to patients without lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). MAGED4 may be used as a specific antigen for NSCLC to influence the improvement of diagnosis, prognosis and immunological therapy outcomes in lung cancer patients.
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October 2012
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Ma QY, Pang LW, Chen ZM, Zhu YJ, Chen G and Chen J: The significance of MAGED4 expression in non‑small cell lung cancer as analyzed by real‑time fluorescence quantitative PCR. Oncol Lett 4: 733-738, 2012
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Ma, Q., Pang, L., Chen, Z., Zhu, Y., Chen, G., & Chen, J. (2012). The significance of MAGED4 expression in non‑small cell lung cancer as analyzed by real‑time fluorescence quantitative PCR. Oncology Letters, 4, 733-738. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.786
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Ma, Q., Pang, L., Chen, Z., Zhu, Y., Chen, G., Chen, J."The significance of MAGED4 expression in non‑small cell lung cancer as analyzed by real‑time fluorescence quantitative PCR". Oncology Letters 4.4 (2012): 733-738.
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Ma, Q., Pang, L., Chen, Z., Zhu, Y., Chen, G., Chen, J."The significance of MAGED4 expression in non‑small cell lung cancer as analyzed by real‑time fluorescence quantitative PCR". Oncology Letters 4, no. 4 (2012): 733-738. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.786