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ArticleJournal of hepatocellular carcinoma2025

The Long Non-Coding RNA SNHG16 Negatively Regulates Let-7 and Predicts Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Wenxia Shi, Jingjing Dong, Hailin Li, Li Jing, Hua Guo, Tong Liu, Chenglong Li, Yingtang Gao

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Wenxia Shi *Tianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Jingjing Dong *Tianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Hailin LiThe Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0004-5792-4543
Li JingTianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Hua GuoTianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Tong LiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Chenglong LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Yingtang GaoTianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Center Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5564-1986

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Purpose: Let-7, a family of microRNA (miRNA) that regulates the timing of cell division, is associated with tumorigenesis and tumor progression. The factors that regulate let-7 and affect the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) warrant further investigation. Patients and Methods: In this study, we first utilized the data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and employed bioinformatics methods to analyze the expression and function of let-7 in HCC. Subsequently, we retrieved the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that regulate let-7 from the StarBase database. Finally, through bioinformatics analysis of the TCGA-LIHC data and validation with clinical samples, we explored the relationship between let-7 and its related lncRNAs and clinical indicators such as HCC recurrence and survival. Results: Let-7c was significantly downregulated in HCC, regulating tumor progression via pathways like PI3K-Akt and tumor-related miRNAs. LncRNAs SNHG16 negatively regulated let-7c expression in HCC ( Conclusion: SNHG16 negatively regulates let-7c and serves as a prognostic biomarker for HCC recurrence and survival.

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hepatocellular carcinomalet-7long noncoding RNAsprognosis

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