Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (1): 23-30,36.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.01.005

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Copy number of gene and their expression as survival markers for glioma

PAN Qi, LI Meng, QIAN Fengcui, TANG Zhidong, ZHAO Yue, WANG Qiuyu, LI Chunquan   

  1. Department of Medical Informatics, Daqing Campus of Harbin Medical University, Daqing 163319, Heilongjiang, China
  • Received:2016-06-28 Revised:2016-11-01 Online:2017-01-31 Published:2017-01-31

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To identify the relationship among gene copy number and their expression with survival of glioma. METHODS: Based on the gene copy number variation data and mRNA expression information of 95 glioma patients,we organized a new expression profile. Samples were divided into two groups by the copy number variation and by using t test differential genes. The data were annotated into 300 pathways from KEGG pathway database. Applying with the Subpathway-GM method,we identified risky subpathways. Kaplan-Meier method and Log-rank test were used to predict genes which were highly related to the survival of glioma. RESULTS: 2 219 differential genes were obtained by using t test,as well as 48 risky subpathways by Subpathway-GM method. Studying the relathion between the 14 genes precticted by using survival method and the top 10 risky subpathways,we found that MDH2,YWHAE,SHB2B, CACNG4 and CACNA1G could be regard as survival markers of glioma. CONCLUSION: By combining glioma patients' copy number variation of gene,their expression information and the topological structure of the pathways,we identified some survival markers for the diagnosis and treatment of glioma.

Key words: glioma, copy number variation, Subpathway-GM method, subpathways, markers

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