Objective: To study the expression and the clinical significance of Apaf-1 gene in human hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).
Methods: Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemical (streptavidin-perosidase, S-P) methods were applied to detect the Apaf-1 gene transcription and expression in tumor tissues, tumor adjacent tissues and normal liver tissues. In total, 53 cases of HCC were included in experiment group and 14 cases of normal liver tissues were included as control. T...