Article
Characterisation of the cell line HC-AFW1 derived from a pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Armeanu-Ebinger Sorin, Wenz Julia, Seitz Guido, Leuschner Ivo, Handgretinger Rupert, Mau-Holzmann Ulrike A, Bonin Michael, Sipos Bence, Fuchs Jörg, Warmann Steven W
Abstract excerpt
Current treatment of paediatric hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is often inefficient due to advanced disease at diagnosis and resistance to common drugs. The aim of this study was to generate a cell line derived from a paediatric HCC in order to expand research in this field. We established the HC-AFW1 cell line from a liver neoplasm of a 4-year-old boy through culturing of primary tumor specimens. The cell line...
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