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The novel gene MIA2 acts as a tumour suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma
19 Sept 2007
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Melanoma inhibitory activity 2 (MIA2) is a novel gene of the MIA gene family. The selective expression of MIA2 in hepatocytes is controlled by hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF) 1 binding sites in the MIA2 promotor. In contrast, in most hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) MIA2 expression is down-regulated or lost. AIM: In this study we examined the regulation and functional role of MIA2 in...
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