ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Serum Golgi protein 73 (GP73) is a diagnostic and prognostic marker of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- FRET-triggered fluorescence switching: a g-CNQDs/Cu-TCPP "turn-on" aptasensor for ultrasensitive GP73 detection.Mikrochimica acta · 2026Article
- Early screening for liver cancer must be performed.World journal of hepatology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) constitutes a significant global health burden, and is characterized by limited early detection methods and poor survival rates. Golgi protein 73 (GP73), previously associated with liver-related diseases, has a controversial diagnostic value for HCC. The present study aimed to determine the diagnostic efficacy of serum GP73 (sGP73) levels in HCC and to explore their potential correlations with the development of HCC. Methods: The levels of sGP73 and serum alpha-fetoprotein (sAFP) were measured in 134 HCC patients, 200 healthy controls (HCs), and 45 non-HCC patients with various liver diseases. Additionally, immunohistochemical staining was conducted on paraffin-embedded tissue samples obtained from 30 HCC patients to examine the expression of CD4 Results: sGP73 and sAFP were markedly higher in HCC patients than in HCs and non-HCC patients. However, sGP73 showed significantly higher sensitivity as a diagnostic marker for HCC than sAFP. The combination of sGP73 and sAFP further improved the accuracy (AUROC: 0.830). Besides, in the immunohistochemical staining analyses, sGP73-positive patients had lower expression of CD4 Conclusions: sGP73 could be utilized as a marker for the diagnosis of HCC, and may be implicated in the development of HCC through its interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
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