Analysis of the precore and core promoter DNA sequence in liver tissues from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 424-430

  Cho, Sung Won ^a,c   Shin, Young Jun ^a   Hahm, Ki Baik ^a   Jin, Joo Hyeon ^a   Kim, Young Soo ^a   Kim, Jin Hong ^a   Kim, Hyo Joon ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, hepatocellular; Hepatitis B virus; Mutation

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); BASE SEQUENCE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; KOREA; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033174948     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.4.424     Document Type: Article

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