Prognostic significance of JAM 3 in gastric cancer: An observational study from TCGA and GEO.

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The purpose of this research was to gauge JAM3 expression and methylation as potential biomarkers for GC patient survival. Through bioinformatics research, we analyzed JAM3 expression, methylation, prognosis, and immune cell infiltrations. JAM3 methylation acts as a negative regulator of JAM3, leading to reduced expression of JAM3 in GC tissues relative to normal tissues. Patients with GC who expressed little JAM3 have a better chance of living a long time free of the disease, according to the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis, inadequate JAM3 expression was labeled as an isolated indicator for overall survival (OS). The GSE84437 dataset was also used to confirm JAM3 prognostic role in GC, with consistent findings. A meta-analysis also found that low levels of JAM3 expression were significantly associated with longer OS. Finally, there was a strong correlation between JAM3 expression and a subset of immune cells. According to the TCGA database, low JAM3 expression could predict favorable OS and progression-free-survival (PFS) in GC patients (P < .05). The univariate and multivariate Cox regression demonstrated that low JAM3 expression was independent biomarker for OS (P < .05). Moreover, GSE84437 dataset was utilized to verify the prognostic role of JAM3 in GC, and the similar results were reached (P < .05). A meta-analysis revealed that low JAM3 expression was closely relevant to better OS. Finally, JAM3 expression exhibited a close correlation with some immune cells (P < .05). JAM3 might be a viable predictive biomarker and likely plays a crucial part in immune cell infiltration in individuals with GC.", "claims": [{"id": "claim-method", "statement": "The GC data allowed for both univariate and multivariate cox regression analysis by R package.", "kind": "methodological", "target": null, "evidence": [{"asset": "source:pmid:37115068", "locator": "sections[4] \"2.2. 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