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Analysis of chromosomal instability in pulmonary or liver metastases and matched primary hepatocellular carcinoma after orthotopic liver transplantation.
International journal of cancer - 10 May 2003
Gross-Goupil Marine, Riou Philippe, Emile Jean-François, Saffroy Raphaël, Azoulay Daniel, Lacherade Isabelle, Receveur Aline, Piatier-Tonneau Dominique, Castaing Denis, Debuire Brigitte, Lemoine Antoinette
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the genetic mechanism of metastatic spread in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we analyzed genomic changes in lung or liver metastases and the corresponding primary tumors (83 tumor samples) in 18 patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation. We studied the incidence of microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) involving 8 highly polymorphic microsatellite markers...
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