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Genetic variations of CAV1 gene contribute to HCC risk: a case-control study.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Nov 2014
Zhao Xixue, Pan Guozheng, Yuan Qingzhong, Mu Dongpo, Zhang Jun, Cui Tao, Zhang Jian, Zhang Linghai
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth common cancer and the third common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. However, the exact molecular mechanism of HCC remains uncertain. Caveolin-1 (CAV1) is the main protein in the caveolin family and plays an important role in tumorigenesis signaling. However, the contribution of CAV1 genetic variants to HCC is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate...
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