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Frequency of p16(INK4A) alterations and K-ras mutations in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma of the liver.
Gut - 1 Nov 2000
Tannapfel A, Benicke M, Katalinic A, Uhlmann D, Köckerling F, Hauss J, Wittekind C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inactivation of the tumour suppressor gene p16 (CDKN2/MTS-1/INK4A) and K-ras mutations are among the most frequent genetic alterations in human malignancies. AIMS: To investigate the tumour suppressor gene p16 and its possible association with K-ras mutations in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas of the liver. METHODS: The status of p16 was evaluated in 41 cholangiocarcinomas by methylation specific...
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