Research Article
A Novel Four-Gene Signature as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Table 3
The correlation of HCC clinic pathological variables with gene expression level in tissue samples.
| Clinic pathological features | Low risk (n = 20) | High risk (n = 20) | -value |
| Age (years) | <60 | 13 | 8 | 0.113 | ≥60 | 7 | 12 | Gender | Male | 15 | 13 | 0.49 | Female | 5 | 7 | Smoking | Yes | 14 | 7 | 0.027 | No | 6 | 13 | Alcohol | Yes | 16 | 8 | 0.01 | No | 4 | 12 | AFP level (ng/L) | ≤400 | 8 | 16 | 0.01 | >400 | 12 | 4 | Microvascular invasion | Yes | 13 | 6 | 0.027 | No | 7 | 14 | TNM stage | I-II | 8 | 6 | 0.507 | III-IV | 12 | 14 |
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HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TNM, tumor, lymph node and metastasis.
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