Identification and Validation of TYMS as a Potential Biomarker for Risk of Metastasis Development in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Metastasis is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mortality. Unfortunately, there are few reports on effective biomarkers for HCC metastasis. This study aimed to discover potential key genes of HCC, which could provide new insights for HCC metastasis. GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) microarray and TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) datasets were integrated to screen for candidate genes involved in HCC metastasis. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened, and then we performed enrichment analysis of Gene Ontology (GO), together with Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). A protein-protein interaction network was then built and analyzed utilizing STRING and Cytoscape, followed by the identification of 10 hub genes by cytoHubba. Four genes were associated with surv

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8630669 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature