| Literature DB >> 1703520 |
N Ito1, S Kawata, S Tamura, K Takaishi, I Yabuuchi, Y Matsuda, M Nishioka, S Tarui.
Abstract
We investigated the expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) mRNA in tumor tissues surgically removed from ten patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). All HCC tissues expressed TGF-beta 1 mRNA at different levels, indicating the presence of activated transcription of TGF-beta 1 gene in human HCC tissues in vivo. The level of TGF-beta 1 mRNA expression showed no relationship to main tumor size of plasma alpha-fetoprotein level. Some HCC tissues presenting a relatively low grade of histological differentiation showed the highest levels of TGF-beta 1 mRNA expression.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1703520 PMCID: PMC5918001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1990.tb02678.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res ISSN: 0910-5050