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Genomic DNA analyses of spontaneous hepatocellular carcinomas in LEC rat liver using a new technique.
Oncology reports - 1 Jan 2000
Nagai H, Sugiyama T, Yoshikawa H, Kim Y S, Yeo S Y, Konishi N, Matsubara K
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An inbred rat strain, LEC (long evans cinnamon) has been used as a model of human Wilson's disease. This animal suffers from a severe type of hepatitis, the clinical manifestations of which are similar to human fulminant hepatitis for 4-5 months which is caused by accumulation of copper in the liver. The surviving rats develop chronic hepatitis, followed by the development of spontaneous hepatoma. In contrast to...
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