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. 2018 Jul 19;9:261. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00261

Table 4.

Recurrent somatic mutations in HCC tissues.

Pathway Gene Frequency of Mutations References
HBV-HCC HCV-HCC Alcoholic HCC Combined etiologies*
Telomere maintenance TERT 31%~43% 64%~80% 68%~83% 31%~65% Nault et al., 2013; Totoki et al., 2014; Fujimoto et al., 2015; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016; Yang Z. et al., 2016
Wnt/beta-catenin pathway CTNNB1 10%~16% 24%~42% 33%~50% 11%~46% Satoh et al., 2000; Li et al., 2011; Fujimoto et al., 2012; Guichard et al., 2012; Cleary et al., 2013; Kan et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016; Rebouissou et al., 2016; Yao S. et al., 2016
AXIN1 8% 2%~21% Satoh et al., 2000; Guichard et al., 2012; Kan et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016
Cell cycle TP53 32%~68% 12%~23% 25% 13%~52% Li et al., 2011; Woo et al., 2011; Fujimoto et al., 2012; Guichard et al., 2012; Huang et al., 2012; Cleary et al., 2013; Kan et al., 2013; Nault et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Meng et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016; Yao S. et al., 2016
IRF2 2%~5% Guichard et al., 2012; Ahn et al., 2014
RB1 10% 3%~10% Kan et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Yao S. et al., 2016
CCND1 5% 0%~6% Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
CDKN2A 5% 2%~8% Guichard et al., 2012; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016
Epigenetic modifier ARID1A 7% 1%~17% Fujimoto et al., 2012; Guichard et al., 2012; Huang et al., 2012; Cleary et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016; Yao S. et al., 2016
ARID2 2%~3% 14%~18% 1%~18% Li et al., 2011; Fujimoto et al., 2012, 2015; Guichard et al., 2012; Huang et al., 2012; Cleary et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016; Yao S. et al., 2016
MLL 4% 2%~7% Fujimoto et al., 2012; Cleary et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014
MLL2 5% 5%~6% Cleary et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
MLL3 8% 1%~7% Fujimoto et al., 2012; Cleary et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
MLL4 3%~7% Cleary et al., 2013; Schulze et al., 2015
PI3K/Akt/mTOR and Ras/Raf/MAP kinase pathways RPS6KA3 5% 2%~10% Guichard et al., 2012; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
PIK3CA 1%~2% Guichard et al., 2012; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016
FGF19 5% 0%~6% Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
Stress oxidative pathway NFE2L2 1%~6% Guichard et al., 2012; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015; Kawai-Kitahata et al., 2016
KEAP1 2%~8% Cleary et al., 2013; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
JAK/STAT pathway JAK1 1%~9% Kan et al., 2013; Ahn et al., 2014; Totoki et al., 2014
Somatic copy number alteration Gene
Recurrent focal amplifications TERT, FGF19, CCND1, MET, MTDH, BCL9, VEGFA Sawey et al., 2011; Guichard et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2013; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015
Homozygous deletions CDKN2A, CDKN2B, CDKN2B, AXIN1, IRF2, ARID1A, RPS6KA3 Guichard et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2013; Totoki et al., 2014; Schulze et al., 2015

HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV, hepatitis C virus.