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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2020

An aberrant DNA methylation signature for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma.

Renhua Zhang, Yafei Li, Hao Yu, Lin Liu, Changhao Zhu, Shi Zuo, Zili Chen

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Renhua ZhangInformation Communication Division, Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, China.
Yafei LiInformation Communication Division, Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, China.
Hao YuInformation Communication Division, Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, China.
Lin LiuInformation Communication Division, Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, China.
Changhao ZhuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Shi ZuoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Zili ChenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.

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backgroundBy the time they are clinically diagnosed, patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are often at the advanced stage. DNA methylation has become a useful predictor of prognosis for cancer patients. Research on DNA methylation as a biomarker for assessing the risk of occurrence in HCC patients is limited. The purpose of this study was to develop an efficient methylation site model for predicting survival in patients with HCC.

methodsDNA methylation and gene expression profile data were extracted from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Markers of DNA-methylated site in two subsets (the training subset and the test subset) were identified using a random survival forest algorithm and Cox proportional hazards regression. Then, Gene Ontology annotations were applied to investigate the functions of DNA methylation signatures.

resultsA total of 37 hub genes containing 713 methylated sites were identified among the differentially methylated genes (DMGs) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Finally, seven methylation sites (cg12824782, cg24871714, cg18683774, cg22796509, cg19450025, cg10474350, and cg06511917) were identified. In the training group and the test group, the area under the curve predicting the survival of patients with HCC was 0.750 and 0.742, respectively. The seven methylation sites signature could be used to divide the patients in the training group into high- and low-risk subgroups [overall survival (OS): 2.81

conclusionsThe results of this study showed that the signature is useful for predicting the survival of HCC patients and thus, can facilitate treatment-related decision-making.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)methylated sitesoverall survival (OS)prognosissignature

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