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Epidermal growth factor gene polymorphism 61A/G in patients with chronic liver disease for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma: a pilot study.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Apr 2012
Abbas Emad, Shaker Olfat, Abd El Aziz Ghada, Ramadan Huda, Esmat Gamal
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BACKGROUND: Overexpression of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the liver induces transformation into hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in animal models. Polymorphisms in the EGF gene modulate EGF levels. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of EGF gene single nucleotide polymorphism and to assess its...
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