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[Genetic alterations in gallbladder carcinoma: a review].
Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Oct 1998
Yokoyama N, Watanabe H, Ajioka Y, Nishikura K, Date K, Kijima H, Shirai Y, Hatakeyama K
Abstract excerpt
Earlier evidence suggests that gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) has three carcinogenic pathways; de novo development; adenoma-carcinoma sequence; and hyperplasia-carcinoma sequence associated with an anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct (AAPBD). We review gene abnormalities in GBC reported to date. p53 mutation and its protein overexpression are frequently observed in de novo carcinoma and GBC with...
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