Loss of the orphan nuclear receptor SHP is more pronounced in fibrolamellar carcinoma than in typical hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a major problem in oncology. The molecular mechanisms which underlie its pathogenesis are poorly understood. Recently the Small Heterodimer Partner (SHP), an orphan nuclear receptor, was suggested to be involved as a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma...

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Main Authors: Ewa Wilczek, Grzegorz Szparecki, Dominika Lukasik, Lukasz Koperski, Magdalena Winiarska, Grzegorz M Wilczynski, Aleksander Wasiutynski, Barbara Gornicka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3264646?pdf=render