title: KIAA0101 mRNA expression in the peripheral blood of hepatocellular carcinoma patients: Association with some clinicopathological features.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is multi-factorial, multi-step and involving many genes. Recent studies have revealed the involvement of KIAA0101 in HCC development and progression. KIAA0101 is involved in the regulation of DNA repair, cell cycle progression, and cell proliferation. This study aims to elucidate the clinicopathological significance of KIAA0101 mRNA expression in the whole blood of HCC patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted on 77 patients with proven HCC who presented to the outpatient clinic at the National Cancer Institute - Cairo University over a period of 8 consecutive months. Thirty patients with cirrhosis and forty apparently healthy volunteers were included as control groups. Detection of KIAA0101 mRNA was done on whole blood collected on EDTA for all patients and control subjects using real-time PCR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  KIAA0101 mRNA was over-expressed in the HCC group compared to the control groups. Overexpression of KIAA0101 mRNA was significantly associated with distant metastasis, advanced stage, high serum alkaline phosphatase and low serum albumin levels. Both sensitivity and specificity of KIAA0101 mRNA were higher than those of AFP and CEA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Being associated with some of the prognostic factors of HCC which reflect tumor progression; as advanced stage, distant metastasis, hypoalbuminemia and elevated serum alkaline phosphatase, together with its relatively high diagnostic performance; KIAA0101 mRNA might be nominated to play a probable role in the diagnosis and prognosis prediction of HCC. Further studies on a wider scale are recommended to confirm these results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, NCI, Cairo University, National Cancer Institute, Fom Elkhalig, Kasr Elaini Street, Post Code No. 11796 Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: imanaga70@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Iman A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Abdelgawad
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, NCI, Cairo University, National Cancer Institute, Fom Elkhalig, Kasr Elaini Street, Post Code No. 11796 Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: nradwan5@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Noha H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Radwan
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, NCI, Cairo University, National Cancer Institute, Fom Elkhalig, Kasr Elaini Street, Post Code No. 11796 Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: halamhi@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hala R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Hassanein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics / Q000556:secondary*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C425208:PCLAF protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger
keywords: HCC; KIAA0101; Real-time PCR