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AFP deletion leads to anti-tumorigenic but pro-metastatic roles in liver cancers with concomitant CTNNB1 mutations.
Cancer letters - 10 Jul 2023
Xu Ye, Zhang Xuefeng, Zhang Ruitian, Sun Yuening, Liu Jian, Luo Chengju, Yang Junyi, Fang Weiming, Guo Qinglong, Wei Libin
Abstract excerpt
HCC remains one of the most prevalent and deadliest cancers. Serum AFP level is a biomarker for clinical diagnosis of HCC, instead the contribution of AFP to HCC development is clearly highly complex. Here, we discussed the effect of AFP deletion in the tumorigenesis and progression of HCC. AFP deletion in HepG2 cells inhibited the cell proliferation by inactivating PI3K/AKT signaling. Surprisingly, AFP KO HepG2...
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