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p53 mutations in british patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: clustering in genetic hemochromatosis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 1999
Vautier G, Bomford A B, Portmann B C, Metivier E, Williams R, Ryder S D
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Environmental factors are important in the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Aflatoxin B1 causes a specific point mutation in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene in exposed individuals. In Western populations, mutations of this gene seem to be less frequent. We have investigated the role of p53 mutations in tumorigenesis in British patients with HCC. The aim of this study was to determine...
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