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Aflatoxin-B exposure does not lead to p53 mutations but results in enhanced liver cancer of Hupki (human p53 knock-in) mice.
International journal of cancer - 15 Aug 2006
Tong Wei-Min, Lee Ming-Kei, Galendo Dominique, Wang Zhao-Qi, Sabapathy Kanaga
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common human malignancy that is often associated with risk factors such as aflatoxin-B1 (AFB1) exposure and Hepatitis-B virus infection in developing countries. There is a strong correlation between these risk factors and mutation of the tumor-suppressor gene p53 at codon 249. In vitro experiments have also shown that treatment of human liver cells with AFB1 results in p53...
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