Abstract
Background: Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) is a tumor suppressor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). High proportions of GNMT knockout mice developed HCC. We previously identified a potential novel marker from Gnmt knockout mice, FK506 binding protein 11 (FKBP11). Here, we determined the clinical usefulness of FKBP11. Patients and Methods: FKBP11 expression levels were analyzed in 123 paired tumor and tumor-Adjacent non-tumorous (TA) tissue samples from patients with HCC and in 29 benign liver samples from patients with hemangioma using quantitative real-time polymerase-chain-reaction. Results: FKBP11 was expressed at a higher level in tumor tissues compared to TA tissues (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2763-2770 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Anticancer Research |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- FK506 binding protein
- FKBP11
- FKBP19
- GNMT
- HCC
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research