Article
State of the p53 gene in hepatocellular carcinomas of ground squirrels and woodchucks with past and ongoing infection with hepadnaviruses.
Cancer research - 15 Oct 1994
Rivkina M B, Cullen J M, Robinson W S, Marion P L
Abstract excerpt
Infection with hepadnaviruses and exposure to dietary aflatoxin are considered major risk factors in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) both in humans and in animals. Recently, a broad range of mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene has been reported in human HCCs, predominantl...
Topics
- Aflatoxin B1
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- DNA, Complementary
- Genes, p53
- Hepadnaviridae Infections
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck
- Hepatitis, Viral, Animal
