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Observational studyAging2020

Serum exosomal long noncoding RNAs lnc-FAM72D-3 and lnc-EPC1-4 as diagnostic biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Zhicheng Yao, Changchang Jia, Yan Tai, Hao Liang, Zhaozhong Zhong, Zhiyong Xiong, Meihai Deng, Qi Zhang

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Observational study in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhicheng YaoDepartment of General Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Changchang JiaDepartment of Cell-gene Therapy Translational Medicine Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Yan TaiDepartment of Liver Disease Lab, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Hao LiangDepartment of General Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Zhaozhong ZhongDepartment of Hepatobilliary Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Zhiyong XiongDepartment of General Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Meihai DengDepartment of Hepatobilliary Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Qi ZhangDepartment of Cell-gene Therapy Translational Medicine Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), such as LINC00462, HOTAIR, and MALAT1, are significantly upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues. However, lncRNA expression in the serum of HCC patients is still unclear. To identify candidate lncRNAs for HCC diagnosis, we purified exosomal total RNA from the serum of healthy volunteers (controls) and hepatitis, cirrhosis, and HCC patients. To assess the function of lncRNAs, small interfering RNAs and overexpression vectors were designed and cell viability and cell apoptosis assays conducted. The exosomes of the control group had a larger number of lncRNAs with a high amount of alternative splicing compared to hepatic disease patients. qPCR assays showed that lnc-FAM72D-3, lnc-GPR89B-15, lncZEB2-19, and lnc-EPC1-4 are differentially expressed in HCC. Furthermore, the expression level of lnc-EPC1-4 correlated with age. While the expression levels of lnc-GPR89B-15 and lnc-EPC1-4 correlated with serum alpha-fetoprotein level.

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AdolescentAdultApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEarly Detection of CancerExosomesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksHealthy VolunteersBiomarkers, TumorRNA, Long Noncodingexosomeshepatocellular carcinomalnc-EPC1-4lnc-FAM72D-3lncRNAs

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PMID32554864
PMCPMC7343450
OpenAlexW3036321430

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