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TP53 mutations and hepatocellular carcinoma: insights into the etiology and pathogenesis of liver cancer.
Oncogene - 2 Apr 2007
Hussain S P, Schwank J, Staib F, Wang X W, Harris C C
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide and the major risk factors include chronic infections with the hepatitis B (HBV) or C (HCV) virus, and exposure to dietary aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) or alcohol consumption. Multiple genetic and epigenetic changes are involved in the molecular pathogenesis of HCC, for example, somatic mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene (TP53) and...
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