Major signaling pathways involved in HCC tumorigenesis -
- Wnt/β-catenin: - AXIN1, CCND1, CCND2, CTNNB1, EP300, FZD7, LEF1, RHOA, SFRP2, SMAD4
- VEGF: - VEGFA, AKT1, KDR, PTGS2, PTK2, RAC1, NRAS
- FGF: - AKT1, BAX, NFKB1, RAC1
- MAPK: - EGF, FAS, GADD45B, PDGFRA, TGFB1, TGFBR2, RAC1
- PI3K: - BCL2, FLT1, CREB3L3, IRS1, ITGB1, PTK1, MCL1, PTEN, RELN
Other genes with demonstrated implications in HCC development: - IGF2R, PDGFRL, MET, GLUL, MTUS1, FGL1, PEG10, MAGEC2, STARD13, FAH, GPC3
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