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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
Human bladder carcinogenesis stands as a paradigm for research on the molecular genetic mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis. The pathogenesis of bladder cancer is multistage with a typical onset later in life. Epidemiological studies associate occupational exposure to aromatic amines with increased bladder cancer risk. Biochemical studies show aromatic amine metabolism, covalent binding, and DNA adduct formation in human uroepithelial cells (HUC). Smoking increases bladder cancer risk. A possible link with certain strains of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection has recently been suggested. Molecular analyses of bladder cancers reveal multiple genetic alterations, including mutational activation of oncogenes and inactivation of suppressor genes. A working hypothesis proposes that bladder carcinogens cause mutations in cancer genes (oncogenes and suppressor genes) in HUC that, possibly together with HPV infection and viral DNA integration, lead to the development of bladder cancer. In this review, we describe how this model is currently being tested using a multistep HUC in vitro transformation system.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1044-579X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
A molecular genetic model of human bladder carcinogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Wisconsin, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison 53792.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't