Allele losses and mutations have been examined in 38 cases of primary hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) from different geographic areas of China by Southern, single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) and direct DNA sequencing analyses. Two of 12 samples from Qi-Dong and six of 18 HCCs from Shanghai showed loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the loci on chromosome 17p13.3. All of the nine mutations in the p53 gene detected in HCC from Qi-Dong were clustered at the third base of codon 249, i.e. G:C to T:A, leading to an arginine to serine change. In contrast, 18 HCC samples from Shanghai contained three mutations at codons 249, 255 and 279. These results suggested a relationship between the spectrum of p53 aberration and environmental risk factors in these two geographic areas. Since no correlation between the state of HBV DNA and p53 aberration was observed, other factors such as dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) might be responsible for the mutational hotspot at codon 249 in HCCs from Qi-Dong area.
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