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Aflatoxin and liver cancer.
Bailliere's best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Dec 1999
Jackson P E, Groopman J D
Abstract excerpt
This chapter reviews the data that have been accumulated implicating aflatoxin ingestion as an important risk factor in the aetiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Numerous epidemiological studies have observed a correlation between areas of high aflatoxin exposure and a high incidence of HCC. The use of experimental models and specific biomarkers for aflatoxin exposure, such as urinary metabolites or...
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