Expression of hepcidin mRNA is uniformly suppressed in hepatocellular carcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The present study evaluated the expression of hepcidin mRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Samples of cancerous and non-cancerous liver tissue were taken from 40 patients with HCC who...

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Main Authors: Tomosugi Naohisa, Sawada Tokihiko, Kijima Hiroaki, Kubota Keiichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/167