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Clinical value of alterations in p73 gene, related to p53 at 1p36, in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
International journal of oncology - 1 Feb 2004
Aoki Taro, Miyamoto Atsushi, Marubashi Shigeru, Nagano Hiroaki, Umeshita Koji, Fujiwara Yoshiyuki, Dono Keizo, Nakamori Shoji, Sakon Masato, Monden Morito
Abstract excerpt
A novel gene, p73, encoding a protein with significant homology to p53 and showing functional similarities to p53, was identified at chromosome 1p36, at which tumor suppressor gene of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is supposed to be. Involvement of p73 in hepatocarcinogenesis is controversial and clinical value of p73 alterations remains obscure. We investigated allelic status of p73 in 63 patients with HCC. Loss...
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