Research Article

Downregulation of snoRNA SNORA52 and Its Clinical Significance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Correlation of SNORA52 and clinical characteristics in HCC patients.

CharacteristicsTotalSNORA52 expression value
Low ()High ()

Age (ys)0.607
 <609244 (0.611)48 (0.658)
 ≥605328 (0.389)25 (0.342)
Gender0.138
 Female196 (0.083)13 (0.178)
 Male12666 (0.917)60 (0.822)
Hepatitis B0.810
 Positive12563 (0.875)62 (0.849)
 Negative209 (0.125)11 (0.151)
Cirrhosis1.000
 Present8944 (0.611)45 (0.616)
 Absent5628 (0.389)28 (0.384)
AFP (ng/l)0.230
 <4009242 (0.583)50 (0.685)
 ≥4005330 (0.417)23 (0.315)
Tumor diameter0.011
 <5 cm4314 (0.194)29 (0.397)
 ≥5 cm10258 (0.806)44 (0.603)
Multiple lesions0.007
 Absent2418 (0.250)6 (0.082)
 Present12154 (0.750)67 (0.918)
Vessel carcinoma embolus0.127
 Absent10950 (0.694)59 (0.808)
 Present3622 (0.306)14 (0.192)
Microvascular invasion1.000
 Absent13668 (0.944)68 (0.932)
 Present94 (0.056)5 (0.068)
Capsular invasion0.011
 Absent8836 (0.500)52 (0.712)
 Present5736 (0.500)21 (0.288)
Differentiation0.046
 Low7644 (0.377)32 (0.438)
 High/moderate6928 (0.389)41 (0.562)
TNM stage0.004
 I~II10142 (0.583)59 (0.808)
 III~IV4430 (0.417)14 (0.192)

AFP: α-fetoprotein; TNM: tumor-node-metastasis; . Values are presented as the or (%).