Is HOXA5 a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Uterine Corpus Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma?
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- 김경보
- Alternative Author(s)
- Kim, Kyoung Bo
- Journal Title
- Int J Mol Sci
- ISSN
- 1422-0067
- Issued Date
- 2023
- Keyword
- HOX genes; RNA-sequencing; endometrial cancer; endometrioid adenocarcinoma; gene expression; novel prognostic biomarker; uterine cancer; uterine corpus
- Abstract
- Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most pervasive malignancies in females worldwide. HOXA5 is a member of the homeobox (HOX) family and encodes the HOXA5 protein. HOXA5 is associated with various cancers; however, its association with EC remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the association between HOXA5 gene expression and the prognosis of endometrioid adenocarcinoma, a subtype of EC (EAEC). Microarray data of HOXA5 were collected from the Gene Expression Omnibus datasets, consisting of 79 samples from GSE17025 and 20 samples from GSE29981. RNA-sequencing, clinical, and survival data on EC were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas cohort. Survival analysis revealed that HOXA5 overexpression was associated with poor overall survival in patients with EAEC (p = 0.044, HR = 1.832, 95% CI = 1.006-3.334). Cox regression analysis revealed that HOXA5 was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in EAEC. The overexpression of HOXA5 was associated with a higher histological grade of EAEC, and it was also associated with TP53 mutation or the high copy number of EC. Our findings suggest the potential of HOXA5 as a novel biomarker for predicting poor survival outcomes in patients with EAEC.
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