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Loss of the gene encoding mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor II receptor is an early event in liver carcinogenesis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Sept 1997
Yamada T, De Souza A T, Finkelstein S, Jirtle R L
Abstract excerpt
This report shows that loss of heterozygosity at the mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor II receptor (M6P/IGF2R) locus occurred in 5/8 (63%) dysplastic liver lesions and 11/18 (61%) hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) associated with the high risk factors of hepatitis virus infection and liver cirrhosis. Mutations in the remaining allele were detected in 6/11 (55%) HCCs, including deletions in a...
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