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The diagnostic effect of serum miR‑196b as biomarker in colorectal cancer

  • Authors:
    • Chunjie Xu
    • Lei Gu
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  • Published online on: November 18, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.815
  • Pages: 39-45
  • Copyright: © Xu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The microRNA, miR-196b, serves a role in normal cell differentiation, proliferation and tumorigenesis of different types of cancer. The aim of the present study was to explore the serum expression of miR‑196b in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its correlation with clinicopathological features. Sera samples were obtained from 103 patients with CRC, 51 patients with colorectal adenoma (Ad) and 100 healthy individuals for the present study. The serum expression of miR‑196b in sera samples of the three cohorts was detected using reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The diagnostic value of miR‑196b in the serum of the patients with CRC was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and survival analysis, using the Kaplan‑Meier method, which was performed with the data from a 5‑year follow‑up. The expression of miR‑196b in the serum of patients with CRC was significantly higher compared with that in Ad patients or healthy individuals (all P<0.001), and the overexpression of serum miR‑196b was clearly associated with lymph node invasion, differentiation, and the tumor‑lymph nodes‑metastasis stage (all P<0.05). ROC curve analysis demonstrated that, comparing patients with CRC with healthy individuals, the area under the curve of serum miR‑196b was 0.8135, and its specificity and sensitivity were 63 and 87.38%, respectively, at a diagnostic threshold of ‑4.785. Patients with CRC of miR‑196b‑high status had shorter overall survival and disease‑free survival rates compared with those of miR‑196b‑low status. In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrated that serum miR‑196b is upregulated in CRC, and may have an application as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for patients with CRC.
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Xu C and Xu C: The diagnostic effect of serum miR‑196b as biomarker in colorectal cancer. Biomed Rep 6: 39-45, 2017
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Xu, C., & Xu, C. (2017). The diagnostic effect of serum miR‑196b as biomarker in colorectal cancer. Biomedical Reports, 6, 39-45. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.815
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Xu, C., Gu, L."The diagnostic effect of serum miR‑196b as biomarker in colorectal cancer". Biomedical Reports 6.1 (2017): 39-45.
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Xu, C., Gu, L."The diagnostic effect of serum miR‑196b as biomarker in colorectal cancer". Biomedical Reports 6, no. 1 (2017): 39-45. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.815