Characterisation of the DNA repair enzyme for O6-methylguanine in cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-165

  Collier, Jane D ^a   Bassendine, Margaret F ^a   Burt, Alastair D ^a   Major, Glenn N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Cyclin like 'destruction box'; DNA repair; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Nitric oxide; O6 methylguanine DNA methyltransferase; Thiol protease motif

Indexed keywords

6 O METHYLGUANINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; THIOL PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030220370     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80068-7     Document Type: Article

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