Generation and analysis of genetically defined liver carcinomas derived from bipotential liver progenitors

L Zender, W Xue, C Cordon-Cardo… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2005 - symposium.cshlp.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a chemoresistant cancer and a leading cause of cancer
mortality; however, the molecular mechanismsresponsible for the aggressive nature of this …

Epigenetic mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma: how environmental factors influence the epigenome

Z Herceg, A Paliwal - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Epigenetic mechanisms maintain heritable changes in gene expression and chromatin
organization over many cell generations. Importantly, deregulated epigenetic mechanisms …

Functional genomic studies: insights into the pathogenesis of liver cancer

ZG Han - Annual review of genomics and human genetics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Liver cancer is the sixth-most-common cancer overall but the third-most-frequent cause of
cancer death. Among primary liver cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the major …

Integrated analysis of somatic mutations and focal copy-number changes identifies key genes and pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma

C Guichard, G Amaddeo, S Imbeaud, Y Ladeiro… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver malignancy. Here, we
performed high-resolution copy-number analysis on 125 HCC tumors and whole-exome …

[PDF][PDF] A single‐cell transcriptomic analysis reveals precise pathways and regulatory mechanisms underlying hepatoblast differentiation

L Yang, WH Wang, WL Qiu, Z Guo, E Bi, CR Xu - Hepatology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
How bipotential hepatoblasts differentiate into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes remains
unclear. Here, using single‐cell transcriptomic analysis of hepatoblasts, hepatocytes, and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of epigenetics in liver-specific gene transcription, hepatocyte differentiation and stem cell reprogrammation

S Snykers, T Henkens, E De Rop, M Vinken… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Controlling both growth and differentiation of stem cells and their differentiated somatic
progeny is a challenge in numerous fields, from preclinical drug development to clinical …

Pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma

D Moradpour, HE Blum - European journal of gastroenterology & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours worldwide.
The major aetiologies and risk factors for the development of HCC are well defined and …

Conflicting roles of molecules in hepatocarcinogenesis: paradigm or paradox

GS Feng - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
In delineating the molecular pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), recent
experiments in mouse tumor models have revealed unexpected tumor-suppressing effects …

Mechanisms of human hepatocarcinogenesis

WB Coleman - Current molecular medicine, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
The major risk factors and etiological agents responsible for development of hepatocellular
carcinoma in humans have been identified and characterized. Among these are chronic …