Research Article

Identification of Protein Expression Changes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma through iTRAQ

Table 1

Patient demographic and clinical characteristics for iTRAQ and ELISA.

CharacteristicsFor iTRAQFor ELISA
Healthy controls ()HCC ()Healthy controls ()HCC ()

Gender
 Male991512
 Female1158
Age (years, )
Coexistences ()
 Hypertension2142
 Diabetes2256
 Smoking2346
 Drinking3357
AFP (ng/ml, medians, IQR)NA246.2 (7.4, 356.3)NA15.54 (4.7, 255.3)
Child-Pugh
 ANA4NA11
 BNA6NA9
Tumor size (mm, )NANA
Differentiation degree
 I–IINA4NA6
 II–IIINA5NA10
 III–IVNA1NA4