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Genetic alterations in hepatocellular carcinomas: association between loss of chromosome 4q and p53 gene mutations.
British journal of cancer - 1 Apr 1999
Rashid A, Wang J S, Qian G S, Lu B X, Hamilton S R, Groopman J D
Abstract excerpt
The major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in high incidence areas include infection with hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV) and exposure to aflatoxin. Genetic alterations in 24 liver resection specimens from Shanghai and Qidong were studied. Hepatitis B virus was integrated in all patient samples, and a null phenotype for the GSTM1 enzyme was present in 63% of patients. Alteration of p53 was...
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