A qualitative signature for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma based on relative expression orderings.

Lu AoZimei ZhangQingzhou GuanYating GuoYou GuoJiahui ZhangXingwei LvHaiyan HuangHuarong ZhangXianlong WangZheng Guo

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

The signature can distinguish both hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and tumour-adjacent tissues from cirrhosis tissues of non-hepatocellular carcinoma patients even using inaccurately sampled biopsy specimens, which can aid early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Keyphrases

gene expression
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
patient reported