Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30872513
AIM To evaluate the effects of phosphatase and tension homologue deleted on chromosome ten(PTEN) gene on collagen metabolism in hepatic fibrosis and the underlying mechanisms.METHODS rat primary hepatic stellate cells...
Colorectal cancer(CRC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among females and third among males worldwide. It also contributes significantly to cancer-related deaths, despite the continuous progress in diagnos...
Supported by VA Merit Review grant to Tarnawski AS
This review updates the current views on aging gastric mucosa and the mechanisms of its increased susceptibility to injury. Experimental and clinical studies indicate that gastric mucosa of aging individuals-“...
Juvenile polyps are relatively common findings in children,while juvenile polyposis syndrome(JPS) is a rare hereditary syndrome entailing an increased risk of colorectal cancer.Mutations in BMPR1A or SMAD4 are found i...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30080016 and No. 30470977
AIM: To search candidate tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) on chromosome 4q through detecting high loss of heterozygosity (LOH) regions in sporadic colorectal carcinoma in Chinese patients. METHODS: Thirteen fluorescent l...
Grants from ANRS,ARC,IREB and ConseilRégional de Haute-Normandie to JPS
AIM:To look at a comprehensive picture of etiology- dependent gene abnormalities in hepatocellular carcinoma in Western Europe. METHODS:With a liver-oriented microarray,transcript levels were compared in nodules and c...
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30080016 and No. 30470977
AIM: To study the candidate tumor suppressor genes (TSG) on chromosome 4p by detecting the high frequency of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in sporadic colorectal carcinoma in Chinese patients.METHODS: Seven fluorescent...
Supported by the Technological Planning Program of Guangdong Province China, No. 2005B33001040 ;Programs of Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, No. 1040056 and 301014
AIM: To explore the expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) in liver of athymic mice with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the effect of Fuzheng Jiedu Decoction (FJD). ME...
The completely assembled human genome has made it possible for modern medicine to step into an era rich in genetic information and high-throughput genomic analysis. These novel and readily available genetic resources ...
AIM: To identify the precise location of putative tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) on the short arm of chromosome 8 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: We used 16 microsatellite markers inform...