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Overexpression of Kin of IRRE-Like Protein 1 (KIRREL) in Gastric Cancer and Its Clinical Prognostic Significance
Ming-Jun Zhang1ABCEG*, Yan-Yan Hong1DF, Na Li1DFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.910386
Med Sci Monit 2018; 24: LBR2711-2719
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine the expression level of IRRE-like protein 1 (KIRREL) in gastric cancer (GC) and to explore its prognostic significance.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Bioinformatics methods were used to predict the differential expression levels of KIRREL mRNA in GC and normal gastric tissues by mining cancer-related databases (TCGA and Oncomine). Immunohistochemistry was done to verify the KIRREL protein expression levels in 71 cases of GC tissues combined with matched normal tissues. The relationship between clinicopathologic parameters and KIRREL differential expression levels in GC was investigated by the chi-square test. Kaplan-Meier univariate and Cox multivariate survival analyses were performed to explore the prognostic significance of KIRREL expression in GC patients.
RESULTS: TCGA and GEO data analyses showed that KIRREL mRNA expression level was remarkably higher in GC than that in normal gastric tissues (both P<0.05). KIRREL mRNA levels were dramatically increased from stage I to stage IV (P=0.037). Immunohistochemical results showed that the high positive rate of KIRREL staining in GC was 61.97% (44/71). Moreover, GC patients with KIRREL mRNA or protein high levels had significantly shorter overall survival times than those with KIRREL mRNA or low protein levels (All P<0.05). Additionally, Cox multivariate survival analysis revealed that KIRREL differential expression levels (low vs. high) were the only independent parameter predicting the prognosis of GC patients (P=0.000).
CONCLUSIONS: KIRREL was overexpressed in GC and the overexpression of KIRREL could serve as an independent predictor of poor prognosis in GC patients.
Keywords: Oncogene Proteins
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