In the TCGA validation cohort, we also observed that WNT2 was significantly differentially expressed between HCC tissues and adjacent non‑tumor tissues, and WNT1 was associated with both the OS and RFS of HCC.
The polymorphism rs4135385 of CTNNB1 genotype GA was associated with a higher risk for Stage III + IV HCC (modified Union for International Cancer Control) (P = 0.001, OR = 2.238).Genetic polymorphisms in the WNT2 and CTNNB1 genes were closely associated with HCC risk and progression in a Chinese Han population.
The AXIN1 rs1805105 T>C SNP was associated with small tumor size and early tumor stage and the WNT2rs39315 G allele was associated with advanced tumor stage in HCC.