El-Nakeep S. Molecular and genetic markers in hepatocellular carcinoma: In silico analysis to clinical validation (current limitations and future promises). World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2022; 13(1): 1-14 [PMID: 35116176 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v13.i1.1]
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Sarah El-Nakeep, MD, Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Ramsees street, Cairo 11591, Egypt. sarahnakeep@gmail.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Frontier
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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Jan 22, 2022; 13(1): 1-14 Published online Jan 22, 2022. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v13.i1.1
Molecular and genetic markers in hepatocellular carcinoma: In silico analysis to clinical validation (current limitations and future promises)
Sarah El-Nakeep
Sarah El-Nakeep, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11591, Egypt
Author contributions: El-Nakeep S wrote the manuscript, collected the data, and draw the figures using powerpoint.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Sarah El-Nakeep declares that she has no conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Sarah El-Nakeep, MD, Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Ramsees street, Cairo 11591, Egypt. sarahnakeep@gmail.com
Received: March 21, 2021 Peer-review started: March 21, 2021 First decision: May 1, 2021 Revised: May 15, 2021 Accepted: December 22, 2021 Article in press: December 22, 2021 Published online: January 22, 2022 Processing time: 302 Days and 21 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second cause of cancer-related mortality. The importance of having an early detecting biomarker is to allow for curative measures to be applicable, and prognostic biomarkers to detect survival, in dealing with the disease. In silico analyses allow us to discover new genetic and epigenetic biomarkers, along with establishing the coexpression patterns, which impact HCC survival. Also, it allows for understanding the molecular pathways for HCC pathogenesis, and the discovery of potential therapeutic options. In this article, I review the current discoveries and limitations that face researchers to reach their ultimate goal of establishing clinical practice guidelines. I give an overview of the future potential that could benefit integrated research on HCC and discuss my own research related to the topic.
