Introduction
Materials and methods
Sample collection
RNA-sequencing library
Bioinformatics analysis
Statistical analysis
Results
Differential gene expression of PBMC in different HCC subgroups
Identification of prognostically relevant genes in HCC
The expression of five candidate DEGs in HCC tissue samples
CLDN18 is associated with the clinical features of HCC
Mutated genes and co-expressed genes associated with CLDN18 in HCC
CLDN18 is associated with immune infiltration in HCC
CLDN18 is associated with markers of inhibitory immune cells and T cells
Activated CD8 T cell | None | Purity | Activated CD4 T cell | None | Purity | ||||
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Cor | P | Cor | P | Cor | P | Cor | P | ||
ADRM1 | 0.235 | *** | 0.221 | *** | AIM2 | 0.258 | *** | 0.263 | *** |
AHSA1 | 0.295 | *** | 0.324 | *** | BIRC3 | 0.357 | *** | 0.368 | *** |
C1GALT1C1 | 0.205 | *** | 0.221 | *** | BRIP1 | 0.309 | *** | 0.345 | *** |
CCT6B | -0.176 | *** | -0.032 | 0.549 | CCL20 | 0.356 | *** | 0.339 | *** |
CD37 | 0.346 | *** | 0.38 | *** | CCL4 | 0.181 | *** | 0.178 | *** |
CD3D | 0.311 | *** | 0.321 | *** | CCL5 | 0.207 | *** | 0.2 | *** |
CD3E | 0.278 | *** | 0.297 | *** | CCNB1 | 0.477 | *** | 0.485 | *** |
CD3G | 0.27 | *** | 0.268 | *** | CCR7 | 0.197 | *** | 0.206 | *** |
CD69 | 0.229 | *** | 0.24 | *** | DUSP2 | 0.283 | *** | 0.267 | *** |
CD8A | 0.224 | *** | 0.218 | *** | ESCO2 | 0.462 | *** | 0.464 | *** |
CETN3 | 0.294 | *** | 0.278 | *** | ETS1 | 0.222 | *** | 0.235 | *** |
CSE1L | 0.389 | *** | 0.422 | *** | EXO1 | 0.493 | *** | 0.508 | *** |
GEMIN6 | 0.22 | *** | 0.244 | *** | EXOC6 | 0.37 | *** | 0.375 | *** |
GNLY | 0.089 | 0.0874 | 0.062 | 0.251 | IARS | 0.385 | *** | 0.392 | *** |
GPT2 | -0.284 | *** | -0.268 | *** | ITK | 0.25 | *** | 0.263 | *** |
GZMA | 0.155 | ** | 0.14 | ** | KIF11 | 0.507 | *** | 0.524 | *** |
GZMH | 0.048 | 0.358 | 0.027 | 0.611 | KNTC1 | 0483 | *** | 0.497 | *** |
GZMK | 0.142 | ** | 0.135 | 0.0123 | NUF2 | 0.505 | *** | 0.524 | *** |
IL2RB | 0.291 | *** | 0.307 | *** | PRC1 | 0.509 | *** | 0.534 | *** |
LCK | 0.269 | *** | 0.28 | *** | PSAT1 | 0.149 | ** | 0.157 | ** |
MPZL1 | 0.468 | *** | 0.472 | *** | RGS1 | 0.396 | *** | 0.417 | *** |
NKG7 | 0.049 | 0.344 | 0.016 | 0.773 | RTKN2 | 0.476 | *** | 0.491 | *** |
PIK3IP1 | 0.264 | *** | 0.262 | *** | SAMSN1 | 0.31 | *** | 0.347 | *** |
PTRH2 | 0.23 | *** | 0.239 | *** | SELL | 0.14 | ** | 0.142 | ** |
TIMM13 | 0.132 | 0.0107 | 0.119 | 0.0266 | TRAT1 | 0.229 | ** | 0.24 | ** |
ZAP70 | 0.219 | *** | 0.22 | *** |