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Genetic and epigenetic characteristics of gastric cancers with JC virus T-antigen.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Nov 2009
Yamaoka Satoshi, Yamamoto Hiroyuki, Nosho Katsuhiko, Taniguchi Hiroaki, Adachi Yasushi, Sasaki Shigeru, Arimura Yoshiaki, Imai Kohzoh, Shinomura Yasuhisa
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To clarify the significance of JC virus (JCV) T-antigen (T-Ag) expression in human gastric cancer. METHODS: We investigated the relationship between T-Ag detected by immunohistochemistry and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, microsatellite instability (MSI), and genetic and epigenetic alterations in gastric cancers. Mutations in the p53, beta-catenin, KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA genes were analyzed by polymerase...
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