Lam Wai-Chun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [64]-[73]). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i-ii / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iii -iv / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Table of contents --- p.vi -ix / List of Figures --- p.x / List of Tables --- p.x / Abbreviations --- p.xi -xii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) --- p.1-2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Major risk factors of HCC / Chapter (1) --- Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) --- p.2-4 / Chapter (2) --- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) --- p.5-6 / Chapter (3) --- Cirrhosis --- p.6 / Chapter (4) --- Dietary alfatoxin B1 (AFB1) --- p.6 -7 / Chapter (5) --- Alcoholic consumption --- p.7 / Chapter (6) --- Iron overload --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3 --- Genetic aberrations in HCC --- p.8-9 / Chapter (1) --- Chromosomal loss --- p.10-13 / Chapter (2) --- Chromosomal gains --- p.13-15 / Chapter 1.4 --- roposed study --- p.15 / Chapter (1) --- Hypomethylation of heterochromatin in chromosome 1q copy number gain. --- p.16 / Chapter (2) --- ositional mapping on 1q21 - q22 by interphase cytogenetics. --- p.16-17 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Southern Blot Analysis for Satellite DNA Hypomethylation. --- p.18-19 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- ositional Mapping by Interphase Cytogenetics. --- p.19 -24 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Southern Blot Analysis for Satellite DNA Hypomethylation / Chapter (1) --- Extraction of high molecular weight DNA --- p.25 / Chapter (2) --- DNA digestion with methyl-sensitive restriction enzyme --- p.25 -26 / Chapter (3) --- Control for the complete DNA digestion. --- p.26 / Chapter (4) --- Southern Blotting. --- p.26 -27 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- ositional Mapping by Interphase Cytogenetics / Chapter (1) --- Yeast Artificial Chromosome (YAC) --- p.28 -29 / Chapter (i) --- YAC culturing --- p.29 -30 / Chapter (ii) --- YAC DNA extraction --- p.30 -31 / Chapter (iii) --- Inter-Alu-Polymerase Chain Reaction --- p.32 -33 / Chapter (2) --- -1 derived Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (PAC) --- p.34 / Chapter (i) --- AC culturing and DNA extraction --- p.34 -35 / Chapter (3) --- FISHrobe labeling by nick translation. --- p.35 / Chapter (4) --- FISHrobereparation --- p.36 / Chapter (5) --- Dot-blot analysis. --- p.36 -37 / Chapter (6) --- Verification of the YAC andACrobes by metaphase FISH --- p.37 / Chapter (7) --- Hybridization efficiency test --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Southern Blot Analysis for Satellite DNA Hypomethylation / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.39 -40 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter (1) --- atients --- p.41 / Chapter (2) --- Mathyl-sensitive restriction enzyme digestion. --- p.42 / Chapter (3) --- Classical satellite 2 DNArobe labeling and hybridization. --- p.42 -43 / Chapter (4) --- Membrane washing and signal detection. --- p.43 / Chapter (5) --- Signal detection and reference ratio determination. --- p.43 -44 / Chapter (6) --- Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) --- p.44 -45 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results / Chapter (1) --- Heterochromatin hypomethylation and 1q12 breakpoint. --- p.45 / Chapter (2) --- Heterochromatin hypomethylation in adjacent hepatitis Infected liver tissue. --- p.46 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.47-51 / Chapter Chapter4 --- ositional Mapping of 1q21 - q22 by Interphase Cytogenetics / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.52-53 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter (1) --- atients --- p.53 / Chapter (2) --- YAC clones --- p.53 -54 / Chapter (3) --- AC clones --- p.55 / Chapter (4) --- Formalin-fixedaraffin-embedded tissue sections pretreatment. --- p.55 / Chapter (5) --- Hybridization --- p.56 / Chapter (6) --- Signal detection --- p.56 -57 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results / Chapter (1) --- Relative copy number gain on YAC examined. --- p.57 -59 / Chapter (2) --- AC findings --- p.60 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.60 -63 / References
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323949 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Lam, Wai-Chun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 63, [10] leaves, [18] leaves of plates : 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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