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HIWI is associated with prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection
11 Oct 2011
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PIWI protein family was found to play an important role in stem cell self-renewal. Overexpression of HIWI, the human homolog of PIWI family proteins, was found in several solid tumors, although the role of HIWI in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its prognostic value remain unclear. METHODS: HIWI expression was measured in stepwise metastatic HCC cell lines (HCCLM3, MHCC97H, MHCC97L, SMMC7721, and...
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