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Gehan Hammad1, Mona Magdy2, Tarek Aboushousha2
1Faculty of Biotechnology, October University for Modern Sciences & Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression profiles of PIWI-like protein- 2 (PIWIL2), and HepPar1 and their immunohistochemical (IHC) characteristics in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), and determine their correlation with clinicopathological parameters of this type of cancer to determine their diagnostic value in combination.
Methods:
Seventy-five patients with HCC were assessed for the expression of PIWIL2 in serum and tissue using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and IHC was performed for PIWIL2 and HepPar1 was performed on all patients.
Results:
A statistically significantly higher level of PIWIL2 was found in HCC compared to controls (p≤0.001). Both HepPar1 and PIWIL2 were detected in 84% of HCC cases, the diagnostic and prognostic factors for PIWIL2 were found to be significant in liver tumour tissue samples and non-tumorous sections p<0.001, and the same was observed for serum samples and results of healthy serum controls (p<0.001) when compared to AFP.
Conclusion:
Our results affirm the hypothesis that reactivation of PIWI expression in various caner types is crucial for cancer development, and that a possible panel maybe used for these markers HCC diagnosis.
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