Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter mutations in hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Published in Oncotarget on May 10, 2016

Authors

Xunjun Yang1,2, Xiuchan Guo1,3, Yao Chen4, Guorong Chen4, Yin Ma1, Kate Huang4, Yuning Zhang1, Qiongya Zhao1, Cheryl A Winkler5, Ping An5, Jianxin Lyu1

Author Affiliations

1: Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
2: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
3: ICF International, Atlanta, GA, USA.
4: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
5: Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.

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