Application of dlk1 in the diagnosis and prognosis of liver cancer
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI INST OF ONCOLOGY
- Publication Date
- 2016-01-13
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to the fields of oncology and diagnostics. More specifically, the present invention relates to the application of DLK1 in the diagnosis and prognosis of liver cancer. Background technique
[0002] DLK1 (Delta-like1homologue), also known as Pref-1 (preadipocyte factor-1), is a gene first discovered and cloned in neuroblastoma (LabordaJetal, JBiolChem, 1993, 268 (6): 3817-3820 ), located on human chromosome 14q32.
[0003] DLK1 protein plays a certain role in cell differentiation, especially expressed in endoderm-derived liver cells and respiratory epithelial cells. With the increase of fetal gestational age, the expression of DLK1 in normal tissues gradually decreases.
[0004] The full length of the human gene Dlk1 (GeneBank accession number BC007741) is 1557bp, the open reading frame contains 1152 nucleotides, and encodes 383 amino acid residues. DLK1 protein is a transmembrane protein, including intracellular signal p...