by Sung Ying-Man, Mandy. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-125). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.I / List of Abbreviations --- p.II / Abstract --- p.IV / 摘要 --- p.VII / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Epidemiology --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Aetiological factors --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Hepatitis B infection --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Aflatoxin exposure --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Alcohol consumption --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Genetic risk factors --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Aims of the study --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Polymorphisms of candidate genes in Interleukin- signalling pathway in HCC --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.15 / Samples and Genomic DNA isolation --- p.15 / PCR-PFLP --- p.15 / dHPLC --- p.16 / Direct Sequencing --- p.17 / Stattistical Analysis --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Known IL6 polymorphisms --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- IL-6R and gp130 polymorphisms --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Stat-3 polymorphisms --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- SOCS-1 polymophisms --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Mutation screening of IL-6 gene --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Mutation screening of SOCS-1 gene --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Interleukin-6 --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Gp130 and IL6-R --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- STAT-3 --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- SOCS-l --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methylation status of SOCS-1 gene in Chinese HCC patients / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods and Materials --- p.53 / Tissue Sampling --- p.53 / Methylation specific PCR (MSP) --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.55 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Polymorphisms of enzyme encoding genesin steroidogenesis in Chinese / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Steroid 5a reductases (SRD5A) --- p.62 / Chapter 4.1.1a --- Steroid 5a reductase type II (SRD5A2) --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1.1b --- Steroid 5a reductase type I (SRD5A1) --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Cytochrome P450al7 (CYP17) --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- "Cytochrome P450, family 1，subfamily A polypeptide1 (CYP1A1)" --- p.69 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- "Cytochrome P450, subfamily IIIA (niphedipine oxidase) polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4)" --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.74 / Samples and Genomic DNA isolation --- p.74 / PCR-PFLP --- p.74 / Direct Sequencing --- p.74 / Statistical Analysis --- p.74 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.77 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- SRD5A2 --- p.77 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Linkage Disequilibrium in SRD5A2 gene --- p.83 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- SRD5A1 --- p.84 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- CYP17 --- p.87 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- CYP1A1 --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- CYP3A4 --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Logistic regression --- p.95 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.96 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- SRD5A2 --- p.96 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- SRD5A1 --- p.99 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- CYP17 --- p.101 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- CYP1A1 --- p.103 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- CYP3A4 --- p.106 / Chapter 4.4.6 --- Logistic Regression --- p.107 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusions and Future Prospect --- p.108 / Chapter 5.1 --- Conclusions --- p.108 / Chapter 5.2 --- Future works and prospect --- p.111 / References --- p.113
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324489 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Contributors | Sung, Ying-Man., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemical Pathology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 125 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 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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