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Circulating DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region (5) as a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was reported to have down-regulated DiGeorge syndrome critical region (5) (DGCR5). In HCC, it may function as a tumor-suppressive gene. To study DGCR5 relative expression level in HCC, a hundred and sixty participants were involved in this study. They were split up into two categories: Group I consisted of 70 patients with HCC identified by imaging (dynamic MRI or triphasic CT) or biopsy; Group II consisted of 90 healthy individuals acting as the control group. A complete history, a general clinical examination, the analysis of clinic pathological data for patients with HCC, and laboratory investigations were performed on all patients and controls. These procedures included the following: 1- Liver function tests, such as alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), aspartate and alanine transaminases (AST and ALT), total bilirubin and serum albumin, detection of HBsAg and HCV Ab. 2- Serum Creatinine. 3- Using real-time PCR, quantify the relative expression levels of (DGCR5). Serum creatinine, albumin, ALT, AST, and AFP levels were considerably higher in HCC patients than in controls, and DGCR5 relative expression level was down regulated. With total bilirubin, serum albumin, AST, and AFP, there was a statistically significant decline in the relative expression level of DGCR5 with TNM staging. Conclusion: DGCR5 acts as a tumor suppressor gene in HCC

DOI

10.21608/bbj.2024.263771.1017

Keywords

alpha-fetoprotein, Alanine transaminase, Aspartate transaminase, DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region, Hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors

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Asmaa

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El-banna

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Lecturer at medical biochemistry and molecular biology

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asmaashukry1990@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ghada

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Hamoda

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prof. at medical biochemistry and molecular biology

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ghadaezat@yahoo.com

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First Name

Sally

Last Name

Elhefnawy

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1 Basic Medical Science Department, Faculty of Dentistry, AlRyada University for Science and Technology (RST), Al-Sadat City, Egypt 2 Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt

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doctor_sally@rocketmail.com

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0000-0003-3090-0141

First Name

Alshimaa

Last Name

Alhanafy

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M.

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assistant prof of oncology , menoufia faculty of medicine

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alshimaa_alhanafy@yahoo.com

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2

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2

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46951

Issue Date

2024-07-01

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2024-01-18

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2024-07-01

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13

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20

Print ISSN

2974-4334

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2974-4342

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2,844

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Biological and Biomedical Journal

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Circulating DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region (5) as a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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20 Dec 2024