A pan-cancer analysis to predict the prognosis and immunological role of copper death-related gene DLAT

Abstract As the 2nd-leading cause of death, cancer poses a serious danger to human life and health. The pathogenesis and progression of various cancer types are exceedingly intricate. Attention has been drawn to cuproptosis, a recently identified cell death mechanism. Dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase (DLAT), functioning as a target during copper-induced cell death, assumes a crucial role. Hence, investigating the impact of the DLAT gene on the occurrence and development of diverse cancers becomes highly imperative. Employing a pan-cancer analysis approach, we