Associations of mucinous differentiation and mucin expression with immune cell infiltration and prognosis in colorectal adenocarcinoma
Although mucinous differentiation did not independently predict survival, extracellular mucus and MUC1 expression could promote tumour progression through immunosuppression.
Authors
- Maarit Ahtiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-2307)
- Hanna Elomaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5378-7703)
- Ville K. Äijälä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7664-8027)
- Juha Saarnio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8443-3625)
- Olli Helminen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-6475)
- Tero Rautio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4441-9412)
- Jan Böhm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9664-588X)
- Erkki‐Ville Wirta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2255-6136)
- Toni T. Seppälä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4940-3498)
- Meeri Kastinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0954-5612)
- Sanna Meriläinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-9042)
- Markus J. Mäkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-4118)
- Päivi Sirniö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3988-3782)
- Jukka‐Pekka Mecklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-2249)
- Henna Karjalainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4694-6703)
- Jukka M. J. Rintala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1865-8444)
- Juha P. Väyrynen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8683-2996)
- Anne Tuomisto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9949-1887)
- Vilja V. Tapiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6306-6525)
- Onni Sirkiä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8142-7144)
- Vilma Tarkiainen
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Central Finland Health Care District (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Cancer
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-025-02960-3
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.72
Funders
- Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin Säätiö
- Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
- Oulun Yliopisto
- Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö
- Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
- Syöpäsäätiö