Deletion of the E-cadherin gene in hepatitis B virus-positive Chinese hepatocellular carcinomas.

doi:10.1002/hep.1840180402

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Deletion of the E-cadherin gene in hepatitis B virus-positive Chinese hepatocellular carcinomas.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 1993

Slagle B L, Zhou Y Z, Birchmeier W, Scorsone K A

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Frequent allele loss from chromosome 16q was recently described for human tumors of the breast, prostate gland and liver, indicating the possible presence of a tumor-suppressor gene on that chromosome arm. In this study, the chromosome 16 allele status of 38 hepatocellular carcinomas in Chinese p...

Topics

Adult
Cadherins
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
China
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16
Female
Gene Deletion
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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