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ArticleScientific reports2016

High expression of GNA13 is associated with poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Yi Xu, Jian Rong, Shiyu Duan, Cui Chen, Yin Li, Baogang Peng, Bin Yi, Zhousan Zheng, Ying Gao, Kebing Wang and 4 more

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yi XuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Jian RongDepartment of Extracorporeal Circulation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Shiyu DuanDepartment of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Cui ChenDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Yin LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Baogang PengDepartment of Liver Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Bin YiDepartment of Extracorporeal Circulation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Zhousan ZhengDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Ying GaoDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Kebing WangDepartment of Surgical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Miao YunSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Huiwen WengDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Jiaxing ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Sheng YeDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNNanfang Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guanine nucleotide binding protein alpha 13 (GNA13) has been found to play critical roles in the development of several human cancers. However, little is known about GNA13 expression and its clinical significance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In our study, GNA13 was reported to be significantly up-regulated in HCC tissues, and this was correlated with several clinicopathological parameters, including tumor multiplicity (P = 0.004), TNM stage (P = 0.002), and BCLC stage (P = 0.010). Further Cox regression analysis suggested that GNA13 expression was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (P = 0.014) and disease-free survival (P = 0.005). Moreover, we found that overexpression of GNA13 couldn't promote cell proliferation in vitro, but could significantly increase the invasion ability of HCC cells. Together, our study demonstrates GNA13 may be served as a prognostic biomarker for HCC patients after curative hepatectomy, in which high expression of GNA13 suggests poor prognosis of HCC patients.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesCell ProliferationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13HepatectomyHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13

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PMID27883022
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