Telomere Length and Survival of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States.

BACKGROUND:Telomere shortening is an important molecular event in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) initiation; however, its role in HCC progression and prognosis is less clear. Our study aimed to examine the association of telomere length with survival of patients with HCC. METHODS:We measured telomer...

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Main Authors: Baiyu Yang, Fatma M Shebl, Lawrence R Sternberg, Andrew C Warner, David E Kleiner, Daniel C Edelman, Allison Gomez, Casey L Dagnall, Belynda D Hicks, Sean F Altekruse, Brenda Y Hernandez, Charles F Lynch, Paul S Meltzer, Katherine A McGlynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5120796?pdf=render