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1 کارشناسی ارشد، گروه ژنتیک و بیولوژی مولکولی، دانشکدهی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 دانشیار، گروه ژنتیک و بیولوژی مولکولی، دانشکدهی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
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Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most prevalent cancers and the first cause of cancer-related deaths in Iran. These patients are diagnosed at advanced stages, which leads to poor prognosis because there is inadequate knowledge of molecular factors to provide diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers. The aim of the current study was the comprehensive analysis of enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) to determine their molecular interactions with other genes and propose a survival-related model for patients.
Methods: RNA-sequencing raw data of GC patients were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and differentially-expressed eRNAs and genes in tumors compared to non-tumor samples were extracted. The target genes of each eRNA were then identified based on physical distance, correlation, and a regulatory network was constructed with these elements. A prognostic model for predicting the overall survival of patients was eventually established by performing univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses, and the performance of the model was surveyed.
Findings: By performing differential expression analysis, 69 and 2606 differentially-expressed eRNAs and genes were extracted, respectively, and by identifying the relationships between these elements, a regulatory network consisting of 84 nodes and 119 edges was constructed. A three-components survival-related model subsequently was established which could predict patients' outcomes.
Conclusion: Based on the results, the 3-component constructed model, including an eRNA and two other genes, can be considered as a possible prognostic tool; however, further research is needed to clinically implement it.
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