High prevalence of K-ras-2 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas in workers exposed to vinyl chloride

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 405-410

  Weihrauch, M ^a   Benicke, M ^a   Lehnert, G ^c   Wittekind, C ^b   Bader, M ^a   Wrbitzky, R ^a   Tannapfel, A ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

HCC; K ras 2 mutation pattern; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ASPARTIC ACID; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; GUANINE; PROTEIN P21; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER TISSUE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTOXICITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; METABOLITE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONCOGENE K RAS; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, RAS; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 0034882876     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100244     Document Type: Article

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