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September 29, 2025African Journal of Biological SciencesOpen Access

Identification Of CDKN2A Somatic Mutations in HCC Patients: Insights from NGS in An Egyptian Cohort

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AAAhmed Abdel‐WahabRTRanda TalaatMSMoustafa Sakr

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Overview

Analysis reveals CDKN2A mutations in 28.6% of HCC patients using next-generation sequencing, suggesting potential insights into hepatocarcinogenesis.

Key Points

  • CDKN2A mutations were detected in 28.6% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Ten somatic variants were identified across six patients, including single-nucleotide and copy number variants.
  • Next-generation sequencing was utilized to analyze circulating cell-free DNA in this Egyptian cohort of HCC patients.
  • These findings may indicate CDKN2A's role in hepatocarcinogenesis but further research is needed to clarify its clinical relevance.

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Abdel‐Wahab et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68da58dcc1728099cfd1132chttps://doi.org/10.21608/ajbs.2025.424967.1137
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