Open AccessRole of Beclin1 expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Chaojie Liang,
Wei Li,
Hua Ge,
Kaitong Zhang,
Guangming Li,
Jixiang Wu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oncotargets and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1178-6930
DOI - 10.2147/ott.s151751
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , meta analysis , medicine , expression (computer science) , oncology , bioinformatics , cancer research , biology , computer science , programming language
Beclin1 has been reported as a vital marker for a number of malignant tumors. However, the role of Beclin1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains inconclusive. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the correlation between Beclin1 and its clinicopathological and prognostic values in HCC.