DNA hypermethylation at the D17S5 locus and reduced HIC-1 mRNA expression are associated with hepatocarcinogenesis

Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 703-709

  Kanai, Yae ^a   Hui, Al Min ^a   Sun, Lin ^a   Ushijima, Saori ^a   Sakamoto, Michiie ^a   Tsuda, Hitoshi ^a   Hirohashi, Setsuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HIC 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033052844     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290338     Document Type: Article

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