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Bak deficiency inhibits liver carcinogenesis: a causal link between apoptosis and carcinogenesis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2012
Hikita Hayato, Kodama Takahiro, Shimizu Satoshi, Li Wei, Shigekawa Minoru, Tanaka Satoshi, Hosui Atsushi, Miyagi Takuya, Tatsumi Tomohide, Kanto Tatsuya, Hiramatsu Naoki, Morii Eiichi, Hayashi Norio, Takehara Tetsuo
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatocyte apoptosis is a key feature of chronic liver disease including viral hepatitis and steatohepatitis. A previous study demonstrated that absence of the Bcl-2 family protein Mcl-1 led to increased hepatocyte apoptosis and development of liver tumors in mice. Since Mcl-1...
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