A study reported by Yasuhito Tanaka of the Nagoya City University Medical Department in Japan showed that the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the TLL1 gene is related to the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma after radical cure of hepatitis C virus infection. (Gastroenterology. 2017, 152: 1383-1394.) The researchers established different models by combining TLL1 gene mutation with other significant risk factors to predict the risk of liver cancer in patients with different degrees of liver fibrosis. TLL1 gene variants can be used to predict the risk of kanker hati in patients who have achieved a sustained virological response (SVR) in clinical practice. The study included Japanese patients who still suffered from liver cancer after interferon eradication of hepatitis C virus, and used genome-wide association analysis to identify which genes were mutated. The results showed that the TNP1 gene SNP rs17047200 on chromosome 4 is closely related to the occurrence of liver cancer after eradication of hepatitis C virus. There is no obvious linkage disequilibrium between other SNPs and rs17047200, and no more promising SNPs have been found in the exons and promoter regions of TLL1. Tanaka commented: “The mutant genes of liver cancer caused by hepatitis C virus include MICA and DEPDC5, which is very different from our test results.” In a multivariate analysis, the AT / TT base pairing of rs17047200 may lead to a 78% increased risk of liver cancer (P = 0.008). In the group of patients with mild fibrosis, older age is an independent risk factor for liver cancer; in the group of severe fibrosis, postoperative alpha-fetoprotein level and low albumin level are also risk factors. In two groups of liver fibrosis rat models, the mRNA level of TLL1 has increased, but only one group of models of TLL1 mRNA level is consistent with the progress of liver fibrosis. The level of TLL1 mRNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C also increases as liver fibrosis worsens.
Tananka menunjukkan: “Data ini awalnya menunjukkan hubungan antara ekspresi TLL1 / Tll1 dan aktivasi sel stelata hati atau perkembangan fibrosis hati pada hewan atau in vitro dan pada manusia (modelnya adalah kanker hati terkait steatohepatitis non-alkohol). Ini mungkin dapat menjelaskan mekanisme baru fibrosis atau kanker hati. Setelah pasien menerima pengobatan radikal untuk virus hepatitis C dan memperoleh SVR, eksperimen terkait TLL1 SNP dapat digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi orang yang berisiko terkena kanker hati. Jika TLL1 SNP dibandingkan dengan Kombinasi usia, derajat fibrosis, kadar alfa-fetoprotein yang tinggi, dan faktor risiko signifikan lainnya dapat membantu memprediksi secara klinis risiko kanker hati setelah SVR. Tidak ada rencana pengobatan oral interferon yang dikombinasikan dengan terapi obat antiviral kerja langsung, yang menjadi terapi standar virus anti-hepatitis C di negara maju. Namun masih diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk menilai apakah mutasi TLL1 berhubungan dengan terjadinya kanker hati setelah pengobatan dengan SVR bebas interferon.
