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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2021

The diagnostic value of miR-21 combined with CT in patients with liver cancer.

Y S Feng, J M Zhou, C H Sun, J Zhu, J Yang, L Guo

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  2. HBV Promotes the Proliferation of Liver Cancer Cells through the hsa_circ_0000847/miR-135a Pathway.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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  4. CDC6 is a possible biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2021
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Y S Feng *Department of CT Room, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College, Henan, 473058, China.
J M Zhou *Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, 264000, China.
C H SunDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Qingdao, Qingdao, 266041, China.
J ZhuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The People's Hospital of Zhangqiu Area, Jinan, 250200, China.
J YangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The People's Hospital of Zhangqiu Area, Jinan, 250200, China.
L GuoDepartment of Radiology, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 105 Jiefang Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, China. gceaq0@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4217-0457
Zhangqiu City People's Hospital · CNNanyang Medical College · CNQingdao Eighth People's Hospital · CNShandong University · CNYantaishan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo explore the diagnostic value of miR-21 combined with computed tomography (CT) in patients with liver cancer.

methodsA total of 112 patients in our hospital were confirmed liver cancer by examination, and were collected as cancer group. Another 100 patients with hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia in the same period were collected as control group. The diagnostic value of miR-21 and CT on liver cancer was observed.

resultsThe level of miR-21 in cancer group was significantly higher than that in control group, the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was tested. It was found that the AFP level in cancer group was significantly higher than that in control group (p < 0.001). The correlation between AFP and miR-21 levels in liver cancer patients was detected. It turned out that AFP and miR-21 had correlation. According to receiver operating curve (ROC) calculation results, the best cut-off value for miR-21 diagnosis was 4.142. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of diagnosis of miR-21 alone were 64.29%, 87.00% and 75.00%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of diagnosis of CT alone were 91.07%, 62.00% and 77.36%, respectively. There were 108 cases of true positive and 80 cases of true negative after combined diagnosis in the two groups. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of combined diagnosis were 96.43%, 80.00% and 88.68%, respectively. Comparing the value of single diagnosis and combined diagnosis, we found that the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of combined diagnosis were significantly higher than that of single diagnosis (p < 0.05).

conclusionCT combined with miR-21 has great diagnostic value in liver cancer and may be a potential diagnostic indicator for liver cancer.

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Tomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedMicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, humanCTDiagnosisLiver cancermiR-21

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