Integrated analysis of the rhesus monkey liver transcriptome during development and human primary HCC AFP-related gene expression.

ABSTRACT: Embryonic development and tumorigenesis have a certain degree of similarity. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a protein related to embryonic development, is a well-known biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we analyzed the differences in gene expression profiles and molecular mechanisms in human HCC tissues from patients in AFP^high (serum AFP level ≥ 25 ng/mL) and AFP^low (serum AFP level < 25 ng/mL) groups. The results indicated that AFP^high HCC has more malignant biological characteristics. Single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) showed significantly higher levels of genes expressed in dendritic cells, neutrophils, and natural killer cells in the AFP^low group than in the AFP^high

SUBMITTER: Feng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8403716 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature