Article
Mutation of p53 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 1992
Sheu J C, Huang G T, Lee P H, Chung J C, Chou H C, Lai M Y, Wang J T, Lee H S, Shih L N, Yang P M
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the role of p53 mutation in hepatocarcinogenesis in Taiwan, a hepatitis B viral infection hyperendemic area, exons 5 to 8 of the p53 gene in the tumor tissue of 61 hepatocellular carcinomas were amplified and sequenced. A total of 20 cases (32.8%) were found to have mutations; 36.6% (15 of 41) for the hepatitis B surface antigen positive group and 25.0% (5 of 20) for the hepatitis B surface antigen...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
