MDIG, a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase, acts as an oncogene and predicts the prognosis of multiple types of cancer

Abstract Recent studies have indicated that mineral dust-induced gene (MDIG) is an oncogene induced by environmental factors, which has a key role in the development and progression of various tumor types, through epigenetic modifications; however, there are no previous pan-cancer analyses of MDIG. In the present study, a comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of MDIG was performed using public databases. The results demonstrated that MDIG was upregulated in tumor tissue samples compared with normal tissue, that it was present in all cancer