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RASSF1A methylation indicates a poor prognosis in hepatoblastoma patients.
Pediatric surgery international - 1 Nov 2013
Honda Shohei, Miyagi Hisayuki, Suzuki Hiromu, Minato Masashi, Haruta Masayuki, Kaneko Yasuhiko, Hatanaka Kanako C, Hiyama Eiso, Kamijo Takehiko, Okada Tadao, Taketomi Akinobu
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PURPOSE: The RAS association domain family protein 1 (RASSF1A) is known to be frequently inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in cancers. This study investigated the association of RASSF1A methylation with clinical outcomes in hepatoblastoma patients and whether it is correlated with the histological phenotype of hepatoblastoma tumors. METHODS: Seventy-four hepatoblastoma tumors were obtained from patients...
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