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Genes involved in hepatocellular carcinoma: deregulation in cell cycling and apoptosis.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2002
Tannapfel Andrea, Wittekind Christian
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for 80-90% of liver cancers and is one of the most frequent carcinomas throughout the world. The disease is more prevalent in parts of Africa and Asia than in North and South America and Europe, with a strong etiological association with viral hepatitis, hemochromatosis, known liver (hepatic) carcinogens, and toxins (mycotoxins). Clinical and molecular medical analyses have...
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