Des-γ-Carboxy Prothrombin (DCP) as a Potential Autologous Growth Factor for the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) is a prothrombin precursor produced in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Because of deficiency of vitamin K or γ-glutamyl carboxylase in HCC cells, the 10 glutamic acid (Glu) residues in prothrombin precursor did not completely carboxylate to γ...
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Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG
2014-08-01
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Series: | Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/366308 |