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Variant estrogen receptor messenger RNA species detected in human primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cancer research - 1 Feb 1995
Villa E, Camellini L, Dugani A, Zucchi F, Grottola A, Merighi A, Buttafoco P, Losi L, Manenti F
Abstract excerpt
The development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in addition to cirrhosis affects males in a significantly higher proportion than females. Liver estrogen receptors increase when HCC develops in males; however, these tumors usually respond poorly to antiestrogens. We have, therefore, hypothesized that, similar to breast cancer, estrogen receptors in males with HCC may be mutated. Variant estrogen receptor...
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