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Aflatoxin levels and prevalence of TP53 aflatoxin-mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas in Mexico.
Salud publica de Mexico - 25 Feb 2022
Lino-Silva Leonardo S, Lajous Martín, Brochier Marion, Santiago-Ruiz Luis, Melchor-Ruan Javier, Xie Yi, Wang Mingyi, Wu Dongjing, Higson Herbert, Jones Kristine, Romero-Martínez Martin, Villalpando Salvador, Mohar Alejandro, Smith Joshua W, Alvarez Christian S, McGlynn Katherine A, Dean Michael, Groopman John
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in southern Mexico and the presence of the aflatoxin signature mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue from patients from a cancer referral center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We estimated the prevalence and distribution of AFB1 in a representative sample of 100 women and men from Chiapas using the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2018-19. We...
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