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Feiting Xie1, Qiugang Zhu2, Shizhou Yang1,3,4
1Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China.
Abstract:
Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) is a paracrine transcriptional regulator involved in regulating cellular stress response, growth, and neurological functions, in conjunction with mediator complex subunits 12 (MED12), MED13, and cyclin C.Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) is a paracrine transcriptional regulator involved in regulating cellular stress response, growth and neurological functions,in conjunction with mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12), MED13 and cyclin C. Studying the relationship between CDK8 and cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CESC) has significant clinical implications in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. We analyzed the relationship between CDK8 and poor prognosis of CESC. The results indicated that CDK8 was overexpressed in CESC, and the survival rate of patients in the CDK8 hypermethylation group was higher than that in the CDK8 hypomethylation group. In addition, CDK8 was associated with immune cell infiltration in tumor tissues. Overall, these findings provide more evidences for the relationship between CDK8 and patient's overall survival, which could provide insights into clinical diagnosis and prognosis prediction for CESC.
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