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No association exists between E-cadherin gene polymorphism and tumor recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after transplantation.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 1 Jun 2007
Li Xiao-Dong, Wu Li-Ming, Xie Hai-Yang, Xu Xiao, Zhou Lin, Liang Ting-Bo, Wang Wei-Lin, Shen Yan, Zhang Min, Zheng Shu-Sen
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BACKGROUND: E-cadherin is an epithelial cell adhesion molecule, and decreased E-cadherin expression in liver cancer is associated with poor prognosis. A -160 C-->A polymorphism in the promoter region of E-cadherin has been reported to decrease gene transcription. This allelic variation may be a p...
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