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Decreased expression of BATF2 is associated with a poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Feb 2011
Ma Haiqing, Liang Xiaoting, Chen Yibing, Pan Ke, Sun Jiancong, Wang Hui, Wang Qijing, Li Yongqiang, Zhao Jingjing, Li Jianjun, Chen Minshan, Xia Jianchuan
Abstract excerpt
Human BATF2, a basic leucine zipper protein, was recently detected in several normal immortalized cell lines but not in transformed cell lines. In addition, the expression of BATF2 also slowed the growth rate of malignant tumor cells injected into athymic nude mice. In this study, to study the role of BATF2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we examined BATF2 expression in 50 paired HCC tumorous and nontumorous...
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