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Allelotype and loss of heterozygosity of p53 in primary and recurrent hepatocellular carcinomas. A study of 150 patients.
Cancer - 1 Jan 1994
Hsu H C, Peng S Y, Lai P L, Sheu J C, Chen D S, Lin L I, Slagle B L, Butel J S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The allelotype and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the p53 gene in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were studied in 150 patients with resected primary HCC and 18 with recurrent HCC. METHODS: DNA samples of paired HCC and livers were cut with BanII enzyme for the study of p53 allelotype and allele loss. The medical records of the patients were carefully reviewed. RESULTS: Sixty-four (42.7%)...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Chromosome Mapping
- Diabetes Complications
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, p53
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
