Article
Diet-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in genetically predisposed mice.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Aug 2009
Hill-Baskin Annie E, Markiewski Maciej M, Buchner David A, Shao Haifeng, DeSantis David, Hsiao Gene, Subramaniam Shankar, Berger Nathan A, Croniger Colleen, Lambris John D, Nadeau Joseph H
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, with approximately 70% of cases resulting from hepatitis B and C viral infections, aflatoxin exposure, chronic alcohol use or genetic liver diseases. The remaining approximately 30% of cases are associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and related metabolic diseases, although a direct link between these pathologies and HCCs has...
Topics
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Dietary Fats
- Disease Models, Animal
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Liver
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred A
