NON-CANCEROUS LIVER FACTOR USEFUL IN DIAGNOSIS RELATING TO HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AND UTILIZATION THEREOF

摘要

Provided are a marker useful in diagnosis such as prognosis prediction or the like of hepatocellular carcinoma, and utilization thereof. The present teaching is a method for assisting diagnosis relating to prognosis prediction or the like of hepatocellular carcinoma, the method comprising a step for measuring the expression levels of the FAM3B (family with sequence similarity 3, member B) gene and/or the KRT23 (keratin 23 (histone deacetylase inducible)) gene. Useful information that assists diagnosis relating to prognosis prediction or the like of hepatocellular carcinoma can be obtained by measuring the expression levels of the FAM3B and/or KRT23 genes in the non-cancerous liver of an individual with a risk of hepatocellular carcinoma or an individual suffering from hepatocellular carcinoma.