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Hepatocellular Cancer Risk Factors
Data on hepatocellular cancer risk factors reported by researchers at Chung-Shan Medical University, Institute of Medicine
June 19th, 2009
Fresh data on hepatocellular cancer are presented in the report 'Stromal cell-derived factor-1 but not its receptor, CXCR4, gene variants increase susceptibility and pathological development of hepatocellular carcinoma.' "Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent malignant neoplasms worldwide. Genetic polymorphism has been reported as a predictive factor related to a higher risk for HCC," researchers in Taichung, Taiwan report. "Because the stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and its receptor, CXCR4, have been reported to play important roles in tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis of HCC, the aim of this study was to estimate the...
Source: Angiogenesis Weekly (2009-06-19)
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