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. 2015 Jul 27;2(3):291–302. doi: 10.2217/hep.15.16

Table 2. . Molecular signatures potentially predicting outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Study (year) Signature Molecular feature Sample size Major risk factors Ref.
Villanueva et al. (2015) 36-DNA-methylation marker score Methylome 221 + 83 (validation) HBV, HCV, alcohol [74]

Wei et al. (2013) 30-miRNA signature miRNA 60 + 50 (validation) HBV [75]

Kim et al. (2012) 65-gene-based risk score mRNA 139 + 292 (validation) HBV [76]

Barry et al. (2012) 67-miRNA HCC recurrence signature miRNA 69 HCV, HBV, NASH [77]

Roessler et al. (2010) Metastasis gene signature mRNA 247 +139 (validation) HBV [78]

Lee et al. (2004) Proliferation cluster of genes mRNA 91 HBV, HCV, alcohol, hemochromatosis, Wilson disease [67]

Lee et al. (2006) Hepatic progenitor cell signature mRNA 139 HBV, HCV, alcohol [79]

Boyault et al. (2007) G1-6 transcriptome classification mRNA 120 HBV, HCV, alcohol [14]

Nault et al. (2013) Five-gene score mRNA 314 + 434 (validation) HBV, HCV, alcohol, hemochromatosis [21]

Yamashita et al. (2013) EpCAM+/CD90+ gene expression score mRNA 102 HBV, HCV, alcohol [80]

Yamashita et al. (2009) EpCAM+ gene expression score mRNA 156 HBV [42]

Hoshida et al. (2009) S1-3 expression-based subclasses mRNA 603 HBV, HCV [66]

Minguez et al. (2011) 35-gene signature of vascular invasion mRNA 79 + 135 (validation) HCV [81]

Toffanin et al. (2011) miRNA-based classification of HCC miRNA 89 HCV [82]

Kurokawa et al. (2004) 20-gene-based prediction score mRNA 100 HBV, HCV [83]

Iizuka et al. (2003) Statistical Pattern Recognition method mRNA 33 + 27 (validation) HCV, HBV [84]

Wang et al. (2007) 57-member molecular gene signature mRNA 25 HBV, HCV [85]

Woo et al. (2008) HCC recurrence signature mRNA 65 HBV [86]

van Malenstein et al. (2010) Seven-gene signature associated with hypoxia mRNA 272 + 91 (validation) HCV, HBV, alcohol, NASH, AIH, PBC [87]

Ye et al. (2003) Metastatic HCC gene signature mRNA 67 HBV [88]

Yoshioka et al. (2009) Prediction score of early recurrence mRNA 139 HCV, HBV [89]

Okamato et al. (2006) Gene signature for multicentric HCC mRNA 40 HCV [90]

Chiang et al. (2008) Molecular classification of HCV-associated HCC mRNA 109 HCV [91]

Jiang et al. (2008) miRNA prognostic signature miRNA 54 HCV, alcohol, HBV, hemochromatosis [92]

Budhu et al. (2008) 20-miRNA tumor signature miRNA 131 + 110 (validation) HBV [93]