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Prognostic value of the mRNA expression of gap junction α members in patients with gastric cancer

  • Authors:
    • Xuan Zhao
    • Chaoran Yu
    • Minhua Zheng
    • Jing Sun
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  • Published online on: June 21, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10516
  • Pages: 1669-1678
  • Copyright: © Zhao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Gastric cancer remains one of the primary causes of cancer‑associated death worldwide. The gap junction α (GJA) family has been demonstrated to be involved in the cellular proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer. However, the prognostic value of GJA in gastric cancer is yet to be elucidated. In the present study, the overall survival (OS) of patients with gastric cancer and the mRNA expression of GJA family members, including GJA1, GJA3, GJA4, GJA10 and GJA12, were analyzed using 593 patients with gastric cancer from the Kaplan‑Meier plotter database. High GJA1 and GJA10 mRNA expression levels were associated with a poorer patient outcome (P=0.0066 and P=0.015, respectively), whereas high mRNA expression levels of GJA4 and GJA12 were associated with longer survival times (P=0.0056 and P=0.0054, respectively). Furthermore, the values of specific prognostic indicators of different subtypes of gastric cancer, including human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status, Lauren differentiation and tumor stage, were also analyzed. The findings of the present study suggested a potential role for GJA family members in gastric cancer, which warrants further investigation.
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Zhao X, Yu C, Zheng M and Sun J: Prognostic value of the mRNA expression of gap junction α members in patients with gastric cancer. Oncol Lett 18: 1669-1678, 2019
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Zhao, X., Yu, C., Zheng, M., & Sun, J. (2019). Prognostic value of the mRNA expression of gap junction α members in patients with gastric cancer. Oncology Letters, 18, 1669-1678. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10516
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Zhao, X., Yu, C., Zheng, M., Sun, J."Prognostic value of the mRNA expression of gap junction α members in patients with gastric cancer". Oncology Letters 18.2 (2019): 1669-1678.
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Zhao, X., Yu, C., Zheng, M., Sun, J."Prognostic value of the mRNA expression of gap junction α members in patients with gastric cancer". Oncology Letters 18, no. 2 (2019): 1669-1678. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10516