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Oncogenic driver genes and the inflammatory microenvironment dictate liver tumor phenotype.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jun 2016
Matter Matthias S, Marquardt Jens U, Andersen Jesper B, Quintavalle Cristina, Korokhov Nikolay, Stauffer Jim K, Kaji Kosuke, Decaens Thomas, Quagliata Luca, Elloumi Fathi, Hoang Tanya, Molinolo Alfredo, Conner Elizabeth A, Weber Achim, Heikenwalder Mathias, Factor Valentina M, Thorgeirsson Snorri S
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The majority of hepatocellular carcinoma develops in the background of chronic liver inflammation caused by viral hepatitis and alcoholic or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. However, the impact of different types of chronic inflammatory microenvironments on the phenotypes of tumors generated by distinct oncogenes is largely unresolved. To address this issue, we generated murine liver tumors by...
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