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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2026; 18(6): 118678
Published online Jun 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.118678
Published online Jun 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.118678
Table 1 Primer sequences
| Gene name | Sequence (5’-3’) |
| Hsa_circ_0003848 | Forward: CAGTTGCTCCAATGACAGAGT |
| Reverse: CCCAGATTAGGTCTGGCTACG | |
| GAPDH | Forward: AAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTCAA |
| Reverse: AATGAAGGGGTCATTGATGG | |
| PSEN1 | Forward: GCAGTATCCTCGCTGGTGAAGA Reverse: CAGGCTATGGTTGTGTTCCAGTC |
| PTEN | Forward: TGAGTTCCCTCAGCCGTTACCT |
| Reverse: GAGGTTTCCTCTGGTCCTGGTA | |
| ARID1A | Forward: AAGCCACCAACTCCAGCATCCA |
| Reverse: CGCTTCTGGAATGTGGAGTCAC | |
| EZH2 | Forward: GACCTCTGTCTTACTTGTGGAGC |
| Reverse: CGTCAGATGGTGCCAGCAATAG | |
| KPNA2 | Forward: CTGTTGGCTCTCCTTGCAGTTC |
| Reverse: GCAGGATTCTTGTTGCGGCAAAG | |
| MET | Forward: TGCACAGTTGGTCCTGCCATGA |
| Reverse: CAGCCATAGGACCGTATTTCGG | |
| ZEB1 | Forward: GGCATACACCTACTCAACTACGG |
| Reverse: TGGGCGGTGTAGAATCAGAGTC |
Table 2 Association between hsa_circ_0003848 expression and clinicopathological features of gastric cancer patients
| Characteristics | n | Low expression | High expression | χ2 | P value | |
| Age (years) | < 60 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.067 | 0.796 |
| ≥ 60 | 32 | 15 | 17 | |||
| Gender | Mal | 38 | 20 | 18 | 0.072 | 0.789 |
| Female | 22 | 10 | 12 | |||
| TNM stage | I and II | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6.857 | 0.009b |
| III and IV | 35 | 12 | 23 | |||
| Distal metastasis | M0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5.813 | 0.016a |
| M1 | 38 | 14 | 24 | |||
| Tumor location | Sinuses ventriculi | 40 | 23 | 17 | 1.835 | 0.399 |
| Cardia | 16 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Others | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Diameter (cm) | ≥ 5 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.268 | 0.605 |
| < 5 | 34 | 15 | 19 | |||
| Differentiation | Poor | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.714 | 0.700 |
| Moderate | 20 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Well | 12 | 6 | 6 | |||
- Citation: Li Z, Zhang B, Hu KF, Cao CL. Hsa_circ_0003848 promotes gastric cancer via miR-144-3p/mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor and serves as a plasma biomarker in Helicobacter pylori infection. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(6): 118678
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i6/118678.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.118678