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Association of cumulative allelic losses with tumor aggressiveness in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 1997
Tamura S, Nakamori S, Kuroki T, Sasaki Y, Furukawa H, Ishikawa O, Imaoka S, Nakamura Y
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Loss of heterozygosity on various chromosomal arms has been reported in hepatocellular carcinoma and a multistep accumulation of genetic alteration has become accepted as the mechanism underlying progression of the disease. Although cumulative genetic alterations may imply more malignant tumors with poorer prognosis, the assumption requires further investigation. METHODS: Presence of loss of...
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