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Genetic variants in the exon region of versican predict survival of patients with resected early-stage hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.


ABSTRACT: Background:The upregulated expression of versican (VCAN) promotes the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of various types of human cancer cells, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Patients and methods:In this study, genetic variants in the exon region of VCAN were genotyped by DNA sequencing. Prognostic values of VCAN exon single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were assessed by Kaplan-Meier with the log-rank test, and uni- and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression model. Results:A total of 111 patients with resected hepatitis B virus-associated early-stage HCC were collected for genotyping VCAN exon SNPs using Sanger DNA sequencing. Haplotype analysis was performed using Haploview 4.2. Survival data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. The rs2652098, rs309559, rs188703, rs160278, and rs160277 SNPs were significantly associated with overall patient survival (p<0.001, p=0.012, p=0.010, p=0.007, and p=0.007, respectively). Patients carrying the TAGTG haplotype had a poorer prognosis than those with the most common CGAAT haplotype, after adjusting for tumor size, tumor capsule, and regional invasion (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] =2.06, 95% CI: 1.27-3.34, p=0.003). Meanwhile, patients with the TAGTG haplotype and a larger tumor size or an incomplete tumor capsule had an increased risk of death, compared with the others (adjusted HR =3.00, 95% CI: 1.67-5.36, p<0.001; and adjusted HR = 1.99, 95% CI = 1.12-3.55, p = 0.02, respectively). The online database mining analysis showed that upregulated VCAN expression in HCC tissues was associated with a poor overall survival of 148 HCC patients. Conclusion:Genetic variants in the exon region of VCAN were associated with overall survival in patients with resected early-stage hepatitis B virus-associated HCC, and may be a potential prognostic biomarker.

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5942399 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic variants in the exon region of versican predict survival of patients with resected early-stage hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.

Liu Xiaoguang X   Han Chuangye C   Liao Xiwen X   Yu Long L   Zhu Guangzhi G   Su Hao H   Qin Wei W   Lu Sicong S   Ye Xinping X   Peng Tao T  

Cancer management and research 20180504


<h4>Background</h4>The upregulated expression of versican (VCAN) promotes the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of various types of human cancer cells, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>In this study, genetic variants in the exon region of <i>VCAN</i> were genotyped by DNA sequencing. Prognostic values of <i>VCAN</i> exon single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were assessed by Kaplan-Meier with the log-rank test, and uni- and multivariate Cox propo  ...[more]

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