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ArticleScientific reports2019

High MAST2 mRNA expression and its role in diagnosis and prognosis of liver cancer.

Yan Jiao, Yanqing Li, Peiqiang Jiang, Zhuo Fu, Yahui Liu

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Yan JiaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6914-7949
Yanqing LiDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, P.R. China.
Peiqiang JiangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, P.R. China.
Zhuo FuDepartment of Hand and Foot Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, P.R. China. fzwork@126.com.
Yahui LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, P.R. China. liuyh_2008@yeah.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-5404
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Abstract

Liver cancer is a high morbidity and low survival disease all over the world. Chromosomal instability is hallmark of liver cancer. Microtubule-associated serine and threonine kinase 2 (MAST2), as a microtubule associated protein, may involve in tumorous chromosomal instability and plays important roles in cell proliferation and survival. The role of MAST2 in liver cancer has not been well elucidated, which is the aim of our study. In this study, The Cancer Genome Atlas database was used to study the MAST2 mRNA expression in liver cancer, and Chi-squared tests were performed to test the correlation between clinical features and MAST2 expression. ROC curve was performed to examined the diagnostic capacity. The prognostic value of MAST2 in liver cancer was assessed through Kaplan-Meier curves as well as Cox analysis. Our results showed MAST2 was upregulated in liver cancer, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.925 and indicated powerful diagnostic capability. High MAST2 expression was associated with advanced clinical status such as histological type (p = 0.0059), histologic grade (p = 0.0142), stage (p = 0.0008), T classification (p = 0.0028), N classification (p = 0.0107), survival status (p = 0.0062), and poor prognosis of patients. Importantly, MAST2 was an independent risk factor for patients' prognosis after adjusting for other risk factors including stage, T classification, and residual tumor. In total, MAST2 is a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of liver cancer.

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Chi-Square DistributionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerROC CurveMAST2 protein, humanMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, Messenger

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