Figure 1.

GATA3 is downregulated in HCC cell lines and tissues. (A) GATA3 mRNA levels in tumour and adjacent normal tissues were established using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR analysis. *P<0.05. (B) GATA3 protein levels in tumour and adjacent normal tissues was established using western blotting analysis. The relative densitometry of the western blots was analysed using Image J software. *P<0.05. (C) Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to identify the effect of GATA3 expression on the prognosis of patients with HCC. *P<0.05 high vs. low expression. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.