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Protein predicts liver cancer recurrence and after transplantation
Published in Blood Weekly, March 5th, 2009
A new study suggests that Capn4, a protein involved in cell migration, is associated with liver cancer recurrence and metastasis after liver transplantation. Capn4 could potentially be used as a biomarker for diagnosis and a target for therapy. These findings are in the February issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience (www.interscience.wiley.com).
Patients with liver cancer (also known as hepatocellular carcinoma) often undergo liver transplantation in an attempt to rid their bodies of the disease. Unfortunately,...
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