[c-myc gene and p53 protein expression in human primary liver carcinoma].

Photobiotin-labelled c-myc gene probe was used to study primary liver carcinoma (PHC) by in situ hybridization on the paraffin sections as well as immunohistochemistry staining for p53 protein expression in 42 cases from high liver cancer incidence regions. The results are as follows: c-myc gene and p53 protein expression were both located in the nuclei. The positive incidences of overexpression of both c-myc gene and p53 protein in PHC were 76% and 55% respectively. The distribution and strength of the overexpression of c-myc gene and p53 protein in PHC are related to the degree of cell differentiation and the overexpression in the liver tissue surrounding the carcinoma is lower than that detected in the PHC tissue.