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ArticleBMC cancer2011

Y-box protein-1/p18 fragment identifies malignancies in patients with chronic liver disease.

Frank Tacke, Nicolas Kanig, Abdelaziz En-Nia, Thilo Kaehne, Christiane S Eberhardt, Victoria Shpacovitch, Christian Trautwein, Peter R Mertens

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Article in BMC cancer, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Frank TackeDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH-Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Nicolas Kanig
Abdelaziz En-Nia
Thilo Kaehne
Christiane S Eberhardt
Victoria Shpacovitch
Christian Trautwein
Peter R Mertens
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg · DEUniversitätsklinikum Aachen · DERWTH Aachen University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunohistochemical detection of cold shock proteins is predictive for deleterious outcome in various malignant diseases. We recently described active secretion of a family member, denoted Y-box (YB) protein-1. We tested the clinical and diagnostic value of YB-1 protein fragment p18 (YB-1/p18) detection in blood for malignant diseases.

methodsWe used a novel monoclonal anti-YB-1 antibody to detect YB-1/p18 by immunoblotting in plasma samples of healthy volunteers (n=33), patients with non-cancerous, mostly inflammatory diseases (n=60), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; n=25) and advanced solid tumors (n=20). YB-1/p18 was then tested in 111 patients with chronic liver diseases, alongside established tumor markers and various diagnostic measures, during evaluation for potential liver transplantation.

resultsWe developed a novel immunoblot to detect the 18 kD fragment of secreted YB-1 in human plasma (YB-1/p18) that contains the cold-shock domains (CSD) 1-3 of the full-length protein. YB-1/p18 was detected in 11/25 HCC and 16/20 advanced carcinomas compared to 0/33 healthy volunteers and 10/60 patients with non-cancerous diseases. In 111 patients with chronic liver disease, YB-1/p18 was detected in 20 samples. Its occurrence was not associated with advanced Child stages of liver cirrhosis or liver function. In this cohort, YB-1/p18 was not a good marker for HCC, but proved most powerful in detecting malignancies other than HCC (60% positive) with a lower rate of false-positive results compared to established tumor markers. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was most sensitive in detecting HCC, but simultaneous assessment of AFP, CA19-9 and YB-1/p18 improved overall identification of HCC patients.

conclusionsPlasma YB-1/p18 can identify patients with malignancies, independent of acute inflammation, renal impairment or liver dysfunction. The detection of YB-1/p18 in human plasma may have potential as a tumor marker for screening of high-risk populations, e.g. before organ transplantation, and should therefore be evaluated in larger prospective studies.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmino Acid SequenceBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansInflammationLiver DiseasesLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataBiomarkers, TumorY-Box-Binding Protein 1

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PMID21595987
PMCPMC3120803
OpenAlexW1973489933

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