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Crystal Structure of the Aluminum(III) Complex of 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-N,N′,N″-triacetate
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Detection of amplified genomic sequences in human small-cell lung carcinoma cells by arbitrarily primed-PCR genomic fingerprinting
The arbitrarily primed-PCR (AP-PCR) genomic fingerprinting method was applied to evaluate its effectiveness in detecting and characterizing amplified DNA fragments in two small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) cell...
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Cloning of a human homolog of the yeast OGG1 gene that is involved in the repair of oxidative DNA damage
We report the cloning of a human homolog of the yeast OGG1 gene, which encodes a DNA glycosylase that excises an oxidatively damaged form of guanine, 8-hydroxyguanine (also known as 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine). Sin...
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PCR Fingerprinting for Detection of Deleted or Amplified Sequences in Human Cancer
Genomic fingerprinting is one of several methods for screening human genome to identify genetic alterations in cancer cells. Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) is a PCR-based genomic fingerp...
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Genomic structure and chromosomal localization of the mouse Ogg1 gene that is involved in the repair of 8-hydroxyguanine in DNA damage
8-Hydroxyguanine (7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine: oh8Gua) is a damaged form of guanine induced by oxygen-free radicals and causes GC to TA transversions. Previously we isolated the hOGG1 gene, a human homolog of the ye...
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Phenotypic alterations of small cell lung carcinoma induced by different levels of wild-type p53 expression
p53 induces both growth arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells. To clarify whether the level of p53 expression determines the response of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) cells, we assessed the effect of various...
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Identification of CpG islands hypermethylated in human lung cancer by the arbitrarily primed-PCR method
DNA hypermethylation is believed to be involved in human carcinogenesis, since it suppresses the transcription of defined genes and is associated with chromosomal instability. In this study, we identified CpG ...
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Genetic polymorphisms and alternative splicing of the hOGG1 gene, that is involved in the repair of 8-hydroxyguanine in damaged DNA
The hOGG1 gene encodes a DNA glycosylase that excises 8-hydroxyguanine (oh8Gua) from damaged DNA. Structural analyses of the hOGG1 gene and its transcripts were performed in normal and lung cancer cells. Due to a...
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Correlation between the status of the p53 gene and survival in patients with stage I non-small cell lung carcinoma
The association of p53 abnormalities with the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has been extensively investigated to date, however, this association is still controversial. There...
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Somatic mutations and genetic polymorphisms of the PPP1R3 gene in patients with several types of cancers
Recently, we found nonsense and missense mutations of the PPP1R3 (protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 3) gene in diverse human cancer cell lines and primary lung carcinomas, indicating that PPP1R3 functions...
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Identification of a 428-kb homozygously deleted region disrupting the SEZ6L gene at 22q12.1 in a lung cancer cell line
Frequent allelic losses on chromosome 22q in small cell lung carcinomas (SCLCs) and advanced non-small cell lung carcinomas indicate the presence of tumor suppressor gene(s) on this chromosome arm. We detected...
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Genetic alterations responsible for metastatic phenotypes of lung cancer cells
It is now widely accepted that human carcinogenesis is a multi-step process and phenotypic changes during cancer progression reflect the sequential accumulation of genetic alterations in cells. Thus, in order ...
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Molecular processes of chromosome 9p21 deletions in human cancers
Interstitial deletions of the chromosome 9p21 segment encoding the p16/CDKN2A tumor suppressor gene (i.e., 9p21 deletions) are frequently observed in a variety of human cancers. A majority of these deletions in l...
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Allele frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 40 candidate genes for gene-environment studies on cancer: data from population-based Japanese random samples
Knowledge of genetic polymorphisms in gene-environment studies may contribute to more accurate identification of avoidable risks and to develo** tailor-made preventative measures. The aim of this study was t...
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Identification of genes whose expression is upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma cells in comparison with type II alveolar cells and bronchiolar epithelial cells in vivo
To identify genes whose expression is upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma (AdC) cells in comparison with noncancerous peripheral lung epithelial cells, type II alveolar cells and bronchiolar epithelial cells, a...
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Association of habitual smoking and drinking with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in 40 candidate genes: data from random population-based Japanese samples
Basic information on the association between lifestyle factors and candidate genes is valuable for genetic–environmental study. We screened the association of habitual smoking or drinking with polymorphism in ...
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Probing the chromosome 9p21 region susceptible to DNA double-strand breaks in human cells in vivo by restriction enzyme transfer
A restriction enzyme, MspI, was introduced into cultured human cells as a probe to detect genomic regions susceptible to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). A 2 h exposure to MspI at a concentration of 8 U/μl produc...
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Carvedilol Exerts More Potent Antiadrenergic Effect than Metoprolol in Heart Failure
Background: It is still uncertain whether or not there is a difference between metoprolol and carvedilol for the treatment of congestive heart failure. We attempted to determine the difference between the two β-b...
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