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Activation-induced cytidine deaminase links bile duct inflammation to human cholangiocarcinoma.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 2008
Komori Junji, Marusawa Hiroyuki, Machimoto Takafumi, Endo Yoko, Kinoshita Kazuo, Kou Tadayuki, Haga Hironori, Ikai Iwao, Uemoto Shinji, Chiba Tsutomu
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UNLABELLED: Chronic inflammation plays a critical role in oncogenesis in various human organs. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis have a predisposition to develop cholangiocarcinoma (CC). However, the molecular mechanisms that account for t...
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