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Integrated analysis and validation of the TRIM28-H2AX-CDK4 diagnostic model assists to predict the progression of HCC.
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- HAUS1-mediated activation of CDK4 transcription enhances proliferation, invasion and migration in hepatocellular carcinoma.Cancer gene therapy · 2026Article
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Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. However, identifying key genes that can be exploited for the effective diagnosis and management of HCC remains difficult. The study aims to examine the prognostic and diagnostic value of TRIM28-H2AX-CDK4 axis in HCC. Analysis in TCGA, GSEA and Gene expression profiling interactive analysis online tools were performed to explore the expression profiles of TRIM28, H2AX and CDK4. Data demonstrating the correlation between TRIM28 expression levels and immune infiltration states or the expression of genes associated with immune checkpoints genes were exacted from TCGA and TIMER. Genetic alteration and enrichment analysis were performed using the cBioPortal and GEPIA2 tools. Finally, the expression of these proteins in HCC was then examined and validated in an independent cohort using immunohistochemistry. TRIM28 alteration exhibited co-occurrence instead of mutual exclusivity with a large number of immune checkpoint components and tumor-infiltrating immune cells, especially B cells, were found to serve roles in patients with HCC with different TRIM28 expression levels. Higher expression levels of TRIM28, H2AX and CDK4 were associated with a poorer prognosis and recurrence in patients with HCC according to TCGA, which was validated further in an independent cohort of patients with HCC. Area under curve revealed the superior predictive power of applying this three-gene signatures in this validation cohort. The diagnostic model based on this TRIM28-H2AX-CDK4 signature is efficient and provides a novel strategy for the clinical management of HCC.
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