A MARKER FOR PREDICTING SURVIVAL PERIOD OF A HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PATIENT, A KIT AND MICROARRAY COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING SURVIVAL PERIOD OF A HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PATIENT USING THE MARKER

摘要

Markers for predicting survival period of a hepatocellular carcinoma patient is provided to identify genes capable of predicting survival period of a hepatocellular carcinoma patient after hepatectomy through analysis of cDNA(complementary DNA) microarray. A marker for predicting survival period of a hepatocellular carcinoma patient after hepatectomy is identified by binding Cy5-dUTP to cDNA prepared by performing reverse transcription of mRNA(messenger RNA) extracted from a hepatocellular carcinoma cell, binding Cy3-dUTP to cDNA prepared by performing reverse transcription of mRNA extracted from the placenta as a control, mixing cDNA of hepatocellular carcinoma cell with cDNA of placenta, hybridizing the mixture with a DNA microarray, and analyzing the hybridization results with a computer.