Article
Detection of mutant p53 in hepatocellular cancer from Turkey and its correlation with clinicopathologic parameters.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 May 2003
Cengiz Cem, Akarca Ulus S, Goker Erdem, Yuce Gul
Abstract excerpt
The samples of hepatocellular carcinoma from Turkey, a country with a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus, but low dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1, were examined in order to detect the frequency of mutant p53 and its association with clinical and pathological data. Fifty-two samples of hepatocellular cancer from the patients who were diagnosed in our clinic were included in this study. The...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Biopsy, Needle
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Culture Techniques
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Incidence
- Liver Neoplasms
