The potential value of plasma Circ-ITCH in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with current hepatitis C virus infection.

The results revealed that circ-ITCH is-with no doubt-involved in the pathogenesis of HCC and its high level may be related to HCV infection, further researches in this area will certainly make great contributions in understanding. In conclusion our results suggested that circ-ITCH may be used as a noninvasive diagnostic marker and a promising therapeutic target for HCC.