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Two Long Non-Coding Rnas, Cat179 and Cat1796, Differentiate Between Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer Publisher



Ebrahimi N1 ; Amirmahani F1 ; Akbari M2 ; Ghahfarokhi AM3 ; Hajihashemi B4 ; Hamblin MR5
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  1. 1. Genetics Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa

Source: Archives of Biological Sciences Published:2021


Abstract

Several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently emerged as potential biomarkers in cancer biology. In the present study, we examined the expression of four lncRNAs (CAT179, CAT1796, PRCAT47, and CAT1066) to evaluate their ability to discriminate prostate tumors from benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Expression of these four lncRNAs was examined in 20 prostate cancer and 20 benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) samples, as well as in urine samples (11 BPH, and 11 cancer). Total RNA was extracted for cDNA syntheses. The expression of the candidate lncRNAs was evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The lncRNAs CAT1796 and CAT179 were both upregulated in prostate cancer compared to BPH clinical samples (P<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that CAT1796 had high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of prostate cancer (AUC=0.8151[95%CI 0.65-0.97]), suggesting that CAT1796 lncRNA could be a prostate cancer biomarker. © 2021. by the Serbian Biological Society