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Correlation between clinical characteristics and mitochondrial D-loop DNA mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2004
Tamori Akihiro, Nishiguchi Shuhei, Nishikawa Manabu, Kubo Shoji, Koh Noritoshi, Hirohashi Kazuhiro, Shiomi Susumu, Inoue Masayasu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are found in many kinds of human cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between mtDNA mutations in the liver and human hepatocarcinogenesis. METHODS: Direct sequencing of mtDNA was done in 54 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and 47 surrounding liver tissue samples, obtained from 54 patients with HCC, and in 5 liver samples without...
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