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Mutation of the DR5/TRAIL receptor 2 gene is infrequent in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cancer letters - 26 Jul 2002
Jeng Yung-Ming, Hsu Hey-Chi
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome 8p21-22 is a frequent site of loss of heterozygosity in many types of cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2/DR5), a member of tumor necrosis factor receptor family, is mapped to chromosome 8p21-22. Mutations of TRAIL-R2 have been detected in lung cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and non-Hodgkin's...
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