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Mutations of beta-catenin and AXIN I genes are a late event in human hepatocellular carcinogenesis.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Feb 2005
Park Jik Young, Park Won Sang, Nam Suk Woo, Kim Su Young, Lee Sug Hyung, Yoo Nam Jin, Lee Jung Young, Park Cheol Keun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a well-known cancer involving the Wnt pathway in its carcinogenesis. AIMS: However, it is not clear whether these genetic changes are early genetic events in hepatocarcinogenesis or not. METHOD: In this study, we performed mutational analysis of the beta-catenin and AXIN I genes, and immunohistochemistry for beta-catenin in a series of 114 hepatocellular nodular...
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