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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Acylcarnitine: Useful biomarker for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-steatohepatitis patients
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Hiroaki Takaya, Tadashi Namisaki, Mitsuteru Kitade, Naotaka Shimozato, Kosuke Kaji, Yuki Tsuji, Keisuke Nakanishi, Ryuichi Noguchi, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Yasuhiko Sawada, Soichiro Saikawa, Shinya Sato, Hideto Kawaratani, Kei Moriya, Takemi Akahane and Hitoshi Yoshiji |
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| Corresponding Author |
Hiroaki Takaya, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 6348522, Japan. htky@naramed-u.ac.jp |
| Key Words |
Acylcarnitine; Acetylcarnitine; Biomarker; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Angiogenesis; Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| Core Tip |
There is an urgent clinical need for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients to improve prognosis. A recent study reported that a high level of acylcarnitine may be a useful biomarker for the early diagnosis of HCC in steatohepatitis (SH) patients. However, the level of acylcarnitine was significantly lower in non-SH patients with HCC than in those without HCC. Multivariate analysis showed that a low level of acylcarnitine was the only independent early diagnostic biomarker for non-SH HCC. Thus, the fatty acid metabolic pathways in SH HCC and non-SH HCC patients may be different. |
| Publish Date |
2019-10-16 12:17 |
| Citation |
Takaya H, Namisaki T, Kitade M, Shimozato N, Kaji K, Tsuji Y, Nakanishi K, Noguchi R, Fujinaga Y, Sawada Y, Saikawa S, Sato S, Kawaratani H, Moriya K, Akahane T, Yoshiji H. Acylcarnitine: Useful biomarker for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-steatohepatitis patients. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2019; 11(10): 887-897 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v11/i10/887.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i10.887 |
