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However, its potential as a serum biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis remains unexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 172 subjects were included in this study, consisting of 71 hepatocellular carcinoma patients (64 with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma and 7 with non-HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma), as well as 70 healthy controls and 31 HBV-infected individuals. Serum NNMT levels were measured, and clinical\u2013pathological correlations were analyzed. The diagnostic efficacy of serum NNMT for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Serum NNMT levels were significantly elevated in HBV-infected individuals and correlated with poorer prognosis, including reduced overall survival and shorter disease-free survival. Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis revealed that low NNMT expression was associated with longer overall survival (75 vs. 12 months,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and disease-free survival (21.5 vs. 5 months,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). In HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma patients, NNMT levels correlated with biochemical markers including alfa-fetoprotein, aspartate transaminase, triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, apolipoprotein B, TB, and albumin, with decreased albumin, and high-density lipoprotein levels promoting NNMT expression. ROC analysis showed that NNMT outperformed alfa-fetoprotein (area under the curve (AUC) 0.869 vs. 0.775), with a sensitivity of 95.2%, specificity of 87.9%, and a combined AUC of 0.947, demonstrating its superior diagnostic value for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum NNMT is a promising biomarker for predicting the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in HBV-infected individuals and may serve as an indicator for the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  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