Ng Wah. / Thesis submitted in: August 2006. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-113). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.II / 摘要 --- p.IV / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.VI / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VII / LIST OF TABLES --- p.X / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.XI / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.XII / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Etiological Factors of Hepatocellualr Carcinoma (HCC) --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Dietary Aflatoxins --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Liver Cirrhosis --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Alcohol Abuse --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Viral Hepatitis Infection --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Literature Review on the Investigations of HBV Integrants in HCC --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Affected Host Junctions --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Viral Junctions --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4 --- Restriction Site Polymerase Chain Reaction (RS-PCR) --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5 --- Aims of Thesis --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Chemicals --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Buffers --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Cell Cultures --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Nucleic Acids --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Enzymes --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Equipment --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.7 --- Software and Web Resources --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- DNA Extraction --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- RS-PCR --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Sequencing --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Spectral Karyotyping (SKY) --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Fluorescence In situ hybridization --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Investigation of HBV Integration Sites in HCC Cell lines --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Cell Lines --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- RS-PCR --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Spectral Karyotyping --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Tyramide Signal Amplification for HBV in FISH Analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Identification of HBV Integration Sites in Cell Lines --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Evaluation of RSO Primer Efficiency --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- SKY and FISH Analysis --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.64 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- HBV Insertions in HCC Cell Lines --- p.64 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Efficacy of RSO Primers --- p.65 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Investigation of HBV Integration on Chromosomal Rearrangement --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Investigation of Hepatitis B Virus Integration Sites in Primary HCC --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Patients --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- RS-PCR --- p.70 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.72 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- HBV Integration Sites in Primary HCC Tumors and Adjacent Non- malignant Liver --- p.72 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.88 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- HBV integration Sites in Primary HCC Tumors and Adjacent Non- malignant Liver --- p.88 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Summary on HBV Integrants Identified --- p.91 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Proposed Future Studies --- p.98 / Chapter 5.1 --- Correlation of Structural Aberrations with HBV Integrations --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2 --- Transcriptional Expression Study on the Genes Interrupted by or Located near the Virus Host Junctions --- p.100 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- References --- p.101
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325857 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Ng, Wah., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 113 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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