Clinical and Translational Research
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2023; 11(1): 92-103
Published online Jan 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i1.92
Identification of a four-miRNA signature predicts the prognosis of papillary thyroid cancer
Fan Yang, Yi-Li Zhou
Fan Yang, Yi-Li Zhou, Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Yang F and Zhou YL designed the research study, performed the research, and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Foundation of Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, No. Y20190209 and No. Y2020739; and the Hospital Research Incubation Program, No. FHY2019075.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University (Approval No. 2022-69).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because this study is a bioinformatics analysis and the required patient information was downloaded from the TCGA database.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All other authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yi-Li Zhou, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, South of Bai-Xiang Street, Ou-Hai District, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. yilistar@163.com
Received: September 28, 2022
Peer-review started: September 28, 2022
First decision: November 4, 2022
Revised: November 10, 2022
Accepted: December 21, 2022
Article in press: December 21, 2022
Published online: January 6, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: Thyroid cancer is the most prevalent endocrine malignancy in the world, and its incidence is rapidly rising. In this paper, an efficient and accurate prognostic prediction model for thyroid cancer was constructed, which is valuable for future clinical studies.