Association of TERT (rs2736098 and rs2736100) genetic variants with elevated risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective case–control study

Author:

Seif Eldin Walaa R.,Saad Entsar A.ORCID,Monier Ahmed,Elshazli Rami M.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an inflammatory problematic issue with higher mortality among different ethnic populations. The telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene has an imperative role in the proliferation of various cancerous illnesses, particularly HCC. Moreover, the TERT (rs2736098 and rs2739100) variants were correlated with the HCC susceptibility and telomere shortening, but with unconvincing outcomes. The main purpose of this outward work is to assess the correlation between these significant variants within the TERT gene and the elevated risk of HCC with the aid of various computational bioinformatics tools. This study included 233 participants [125 cancer-free controls and 108 HCC patients] from the same locality. In addition, 81.5% of HCC patients were positive for HCV autoantibodies, while 73.1% of HCC patients were positive for cirrhotic liver. Genomic DNA of the TERT (rs2736098 and rs2736100) variants were characterized utilizing the PCR–RFLP method. Interestingly, the frequencies of TERT (rs2736098*A allele) and TERT (rs2736100*T allele) conferred a significant correlation with increased risk of HCC compared to healthy controls (p-value = 0.002, and 0.016, respectively). The TERT (rs2736098*A/A) genotype indicated a definite association with positive smoking and splenomegaly (p-value < 0.05), while the TERT (rs2736100*T/T) genotype observed a significant difference with higher levels of HCV autoantibodies (p-value = 0.009). In conclusion, this significant work confirmed the contribution of the TERT (rs2736098*A and rs2736100*T) alleles with elevated risk of HCC progression and telomere shortening among Egyptian subjects.

Funder

The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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