Open AccessDifferential analysis revealing APOC1 to be a diagnostic and prognostic marker for liver metastases of colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Huan Shen,
Fang-Ze Wei,
Qian Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.3880
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , oncology , differential diagnosis , pathology , cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most malignant gastrointestinal cancers worldwide. The liver is the most important metastatic target organ, and liver metastasis is the leading cause of death in patients with CRC. Owing to the lack of sensitive biomarkers and unclear molecular mechanism, the occurrence of liver metastases cannot be predicted and the clinical outcomes are bad for liver metastases. Therefore, it is very important to identify the diagnostic or prognostic markers for liver metastases of CRC.