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p16INK4a and beta-catenin alterations in rat liver tumors induced by NNK.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Mar 2001
Pulling L C, Klinge D M, Belinsky S A
Abstract excerpt
Inactivation of the p16INK4a (p16) tumor suppressor gene by promoter hypermethylation and mutation within exon 3 of beta-catenin represent two of the more common gene alterations in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). One exposure implicated in the development of liver cancer is hepatitis B or C viral infection, which causes chronic destruction and regeneration of liver parenchyma. Treatment of rats with high...
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