Telomere shortening and telomerase reactivation in dysplastic nodules of human hepatocarcinogenesis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 786-792

  Oh, Bong Kyeong ^a   Chae, Kwang Jo ^a   Park, Chanil ^a   Kim, Kyungsik ^b   Lee, Woo Jung ^b   Han, Kwang Hyub ^a   Park, Young Nyun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Dysplastic nodule; Hepatocarcinogenesis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Large regenerative nodule; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

EID: 0242438080     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00395-7     Document Type: Article

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