The acquisition of invasive tumor cell behavior is considered to be the cornerstone of the metastasis cascade. Thus, genetic markers associated with invasiveness can be stratified according to patient prognosis. In this study, we aimed to identify an invasive genetic trait and study its biological relevance in lung adenocarcinoma.
250 TCGA patients with lung adenocarcinoma were used as the training set, and the remaining 250 TCGA patients, 500 ALL TCGA patients, 226 patients with GSE31210, 83 patients with GSE30219, and 127 patients with GSE50081 were used as the verification data sets. Subtype classification of all TCGA lung adenocarcinoma samples was based on invasion-associated genes using the R package ConsensusClusterPlus. Kaplan-Meier curves, LASSO (least absolute contraction and selection operator) method, and univariate and multivariate Cox analysis were used to develop a molecular model for predicting survival.
As a consequence, two molecular subtypes for LUAD were first identified from all TCGUC.
In this study, two subtypes were identified. In addition, we developed a 5-gene signature prognostic risk model, which has a good AUC in the training set and independent validation set and is a model with independent clinical characteristics. Therefore, we recommend using this classifier as a molecular diagnostic test to assess the prognostic risk of patients with LUDA.
In this study, two subtypes were identified. In addition, we developed a 5-gene signature prognostic risk model, which has a good AUC in the training set and independent validation set and is a model with independent clinical characteristics. Therefore, we recommend using this classifier as a molecular diagnostic test to assess the prognostic risk of patients with LUDA.
Sport-specific functional tests were used to assess the power, speed, and agility of the lower extremity for a specific sport, but comparison of the differences and association with sport injury was rare. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in sport-specific functional tests between junior basketball and soccer athletes and analyze the sport injury risk and occurrences.
All participants were evaluated using the sprint test, vertical jump (VJ) test, agility T test, and functional movement screen (FMS). There were significant intergroup differences in the sprint test, VJ test, agility T test, and FMS. Specific functional tests were compared against FMS score, either FMS ≤ 14 or FMS > 14. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/tinengotinib.html The FMS subtests, namely, in-line lunge, trunk stability push-up (TSPU), and quadruped rotary stability, were also performed. In one-year follow-up, the sport injury incidence was also recorded.
Significant differences in sprint, agility, and FMS performance were found between the junior basketball and soccer athletes. Individual FMS scores of the in-line lunge, TSPU, and quadruped rotary stability were evaluated. No significant differences in sprint, VJ, and agility scores were found between FMS ≤ 14 and FMS > 14. FMS total score ≤ 14 was significantly associated with high sport injury occurrence.
The scores of sprint, agility, and FMS performance were differed between basketball and soccer athletes. The scores of sprint, VJ, and agility tests did not have differences with sport injury risks and occurrences, but the FMS score was associated with sport injury occurrence.
The scores of sprint, agility, and FMS performance were differed between basketball and soccer athletes. The scores of sprint, VJ, and agility tests did not have differences with sport injury risks and occurrences, but the FMS score was associated with sport injury occurrence.Background and Aim Gastric cancer (GC) is the common leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Immune-related genes (IRGs) may potentially predict lymph node metastasis (LNM). We aimed to develop a preoperative model to predict LNM based on these IRGs. Methods In this paper, we compared and evaluated three machine learning models to predict LNM based on publicly available gene expression data from TCGA-STAD. The Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) method was utilized to feature selection according to its relationships with LN status. The performance of the model was assessed using the area under the curve (AUC) and F1 score. Results The Naive Bayesian model showed better performance and was constructed based on 26 selected gene features, with AUCs of 0.741 in the training set and 0.688 in the test set. The F1 score in the training set and test set was 0.652 and 0.597, respectively. Furthermore, Naive Bayesian model based on 26 IRGs is the first diagnostic tool for the identification of LNM in advanced GC. Conclusion These results indicate that our new methods have the value of auxiliary diagnosis with promising clinical potential.
The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched for all relevant articles published before March 31, 2020, without any language restrictions. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with a random-effects model using Stata 14.0 software.
A total of 24 eligible studies with 2812 CA patients were recruited in the meta-analysis. The pooled result showed that decreased GWR was correlated with poor neurological outcomes after CA (OR = 11.28, 95% CI 6.29-20.21, and
< 0.001) with moderate heterogeneity (
= 71.5%,
< 0.001). The pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.58 (95% CI 0.47-0.68) and 0.95 (95% CI 0.87-0.98), respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) of GWR was 0.84 (95% CI 0.80-0.87). Compared with GWR (cerebrum) and GWR (average), GWR using the basal ganglion level of brain CT had the highest AUC of 0.87 (0.84-0.90). Subgroup analysis indicated that heterogeneity may be derived from the time of CT measurement, preset specificity, targeted temperature management, or proportion of cardiac etiology. Sensitivity analysis indicated that the result was stable, and Deeks' plot showed no possible publication bias (
= 0 .64).
Current research suggests that GWR, especially using the basal ganglion level of brain CT, is a useful parameter for determining neurological outcomes after CA.
Current research suggests that GWR, especially using the basal ganglion level of brain CT, is a useful parameter for determining neurological outcomes after CA.