Identification of a Metastasis-Associated Gene Signature of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

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The difference in gene expression profiles between primary ccRCC tumors and metastatic tumors has not been determined. Thus, we report integrated genomic and transcriptomic analysis for identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between primary and metastatic ccRCC tumors to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of metastases. The microarray datasets GSE105261 and GSE85258 were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, and the R package limma was used for DEG analyses. In summary, the results described herein provide important molecular evidence that metastatic ccRCC tumors are different from primary tumors. Enrichment analysis indicated that the DEGs were mainly enriched in ECM-receptor interaction, platelet activation, protein digestion, absorption, focal adhesion, and the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. Moreover, we found that DEGs associated with a higher level of tumor immune infiltrates and tumor mutation burden were more susceptible to poor prognosis of ccRCC. 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