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Low Frequency of Aflatoxin Induced TP53 Gene Codon 249 Mutation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma from Egyptian Patients Living in the Nile Delta Region.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Sept 2023
Mosbeh Asmaa, Abdelmaguid Waleed, Ezzat Sameera, Kohla Mohamed, Sultan Mervat M, Abdel-Rahman Mohamed H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Study the frequency of codon 7 (c.747 G>T, p. R249S) mutation associated with Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) exposure in Egyptian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: We utilized restriction fragment polymorphism and direct sequencing to assess codon 7 mutations in 104 hepatocellular carcinomas. The expression of TP53 protein in the tumors were assessed in 44 tumors by a monoclonal rabbit...
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