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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2026

Integrative in silico and clinical validation of urinary lncRNAs (SNHG7 & LINC00675) and β-catenin mRNA as molecular markers for early bladder cancer detection.

Doaa Fayez Saeed, Noha N Amer, Abeer Ismail, Ahmed Abdelbary, Marwa Mohanad, Abeer I Abd El-Fattah, Ahmed I Nossier

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Doaa Fayez SaeedDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Science and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6Th October City, Giza, Egypt.
Noha N AmerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al- Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abeer IsmailDepartment of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed AbdelbaryDepartment of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwa MohanadDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Science and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6Th October City, Giza, Egypt.
Abeer I Abd El-FattahDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al- Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed I NossierDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Science and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6Th October City, Giza, Egypt. ahmed.abdalfattah@must.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-0899

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backgroundBladder cancer (BC) is a prevalent malignancy worldwide with a higher propensity for recurrence and progression despite advancements in clinical treatment. The low sensitivity of urine cytology in detecting low-grade tumors underscores the need for reliable urinary biomarkers for early detection of BC with high sensitivity and specificity.

methodsThis study assessed the diagnostic potential of urinary long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), specifically small nucleolar RNA host gene 7 (SNHG7) and long intergenic non-coding RNA 00675 (LINC00675), along with β-catenin mRNA (CTNNB1). Bioinformatic analysis identified differential expression of these targets, which were clinically validated using real-time PCR in a case-control study. Our cohort comprised 97 subjects, divided into three groups: healthy controls (n = 25), benign cases (n = 20), and malignant BC cases (n = 52).

resultsThe case-control study revealed significant upregulation of SNHG7 and CTNNB1, and significant downregulation of LINC00675 in the BC group compared to the benign and healthy control groups. The sensitivity and specificity of SNHG7, LINC00675, and CTNNB1 were 80.8%, 90.4%, and 73.1%, and 86.7%, 80%, and 75.6%, respectively.Correlation analysis revealed a strong positive correlation between CTNNB1 and SNHG7 in BC (r = 0.77, p < 0.001), while an inverse trend with LINC00675.

conclusionOur findings indicate that SNHG7 and LINC00675 lncRNAs may regulate β-catenin mRNA expression, highlighting their potential as diagnostic biomarkers for bladder cancer. These results emphasize the necessity of further research to validate the diagnostic utility of these lncRNAs in bladder cancer management.

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beta CateninBiomarkers, TumorEarly Detection of CancerRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedCase-Control StudiesComputer SimulationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveSensitivity and Specificitybeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCTNNB1 protein, humanRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerBladder cancerLINC00675LncRNAsSNHG7β-Catenin

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