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INK4a-ARF alterations in liver cell adenoma.
Gut - 1 Aug 2002
Tannapfel A, Busse C, Geissler F, Witzigmann H, Hauss J, Wittekind C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The INK4a-ARF (CDKN2A) locus on chromosome 9p21 encodes two tumour suppressor proteins, p16(INK4a) and p14(ARF), whose functions are inactivated in many human cancers. AIMS: To evaluate p14(ARF) and p16(INK4a) alterations in liver cell adenoma. METHODS: After microdissection, DNA from 25 liver cell adenomas and corresponding normal liver tissue were analysed for INK4-ARF inactivation by DNA sequence...
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