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ALK gene copy number gain and its clinical significance in hepatocellular carcinoma.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jan 2014
Jia Shou-Wei, Fu Sha, Wang Fang, Shao Qiong, Huang Hong-Bing, Shao Jian-Yong
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AIM: To examine the status and clinical significance of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. METHODS: A total of 213 cases of HCC were examined by fluorescent in situ hybridization using dual color break-apart ALK probes for the detection of chromosomal translocation and gene copy number gain. HCC tissue microarrays were constructed, and the correlation...
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