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ArticleScientific reports2018

Small molecule metabolite biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombus diagnosis.

Weifeng Tan, Jingquan He, Junliang Deng, Xinwei Yang, Longjiu Cui, Rongzheng Ran, Guangwei Du, Xiaoqing Jiang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Weifeng TanDepartment of Biliary surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jingquan HeDepartment of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Junliang DengDepartment of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xinwei YangDepartment of Biliary surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Longjiu CuiDepartment of Biliary surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Rongzheng RanDepartment of Biliary surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Guangwei DuDepartment of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Guangwei.Du@uth.tmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4193-6975
Xiaoqing JiangDepartment of Biliary surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China. Jiangx2016@126.com.
Second Military Medical University · CNFudan University · CNThe University of Texas Health Science Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombus (BDTT) is a malignant disease. The most commonly used diagnosis methods for BDTT are MRCP/ERCP, ultrasonic diagnosis or CT scan. However, BDTT is often misdiagnosed as other bile duct diseases, such as extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHCC), choledochal cyst (Cyst) and common bile duct stone (Stone). Diagnostic methods, which are more accurate and less destructive, are urgently needed. In this paper, we analyzed the small molecule metabolites in the serum of BDTT, Stone, Cyst and EHCC patients and normal people using untargeted GC-MS, and identified 21 metabolites that show different levels among different samples. Using targeted UHPLC-QQQ-MS analysis, we found that several metabolites are significantly changed. ROC curve analysis revealed two metabolites, L-citrulline and D-aspartic acid, as potential biomarkers that can distinguish BDTT from other bile duct diseases.

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AdultBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray ComputedBiomarkers, Tumor

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