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  • Title: [Clonal analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma].
    Author: Ochiai T, Ueda K, Urata Y, Yamano T, Konishi E, Ogino A, Kawai K, Itoi H, Sonoyama T, Yamagishi H, Oka T, Ashihara T.
    Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho; 1996 Jun; 23 Suppl 2():182-8. PubMed ID: 8678565.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the cell clonality of 12 cases of female solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that were associated with hepatitis virus infection. The clonal origin of HCC could be assessed by the method based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of X-chromosome-linked androgen receptor gene (AR) and phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) gene, taking advantage of random inactivation of one of two X-chromosomes by methylation in females. We extracted DNA samples from both fresh and paraffin-embedded specimens of the same lesion as a source of DNA sample for polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Consequently, it was possible to use methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes and PCR to study differential methylation patterns among alleles of these genes for both DNA samples. The RFLPs of AR gene and PGK gene were found in eight of 12 cases and five of 12 cases, respectively. There were two cases which had no RFLPs in either AR gene or PGK gene. All cases of HCC which had RFLP in either AR gene or PGK gene demonstrated monoclonal origin of the tumor regardless of their histologic patterns.
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