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Genetic analysis of the LKB1/STK11 gene in hepatocellular carcinomas.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jan 2004
Kim C J, Cho Y G, Park J Y, Kim T Y, Lee J H, Kim H S, Lee J W, Song Y H, Nam S W, Lee S H, Yoo N J, Lee J Y, Park W S
Abstract excerpt
The tumour suppressor gene, LKB1/STK11, has been mapped to chromosome 19p13, a region showing frequent allelic loss in various human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Additionally, LKB1 physically associates with p53 and regulates p53-dependent apoptotic pathways. To investigate whether genetic alterations of LKB1 could be involved in the tumorigenesis of HCC, we analysed the genetic alterations...
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