Database Mining of Genes of Prognostic Value for the Prostate Adenocarcinoma Microenvironment Using the Cancer Gene Atlas.

Journal: BioMed research international
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD) is a common malignant tumor in elderly men. Our research uses The Cancer Gene Atlas (TCGA) database to find potential related genes for predicting the prognosis of patients with PRAD.

Authors

  • Xin Zhao
    Florida International University.
  • Daixing Hu
    Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • Jia Li
    Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Tsuihang New District, Guangdong, 528400, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, PR China; National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, PR China.
  • Guozhi Zhao
    Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • Wei Tang
    Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Honglin Cheng
    Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.