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'''Aflatoxin''' is a toxin produced by ''[[aspergillus]]'' fungi that can contaminate food when exposed to certain environments, mostly warm and humid ones. Exposure can cause [[hepatocellular carcinoma]] without [[cirrhosis]]. Aflatoxin is mostly present in developing countries. | '''Aflatoxin''' is a toxin produced by ''[[aspergillus]]'' fungi that can contaminate food when exposed to certain environments, mostly warm and humid ones. Exposure can cause [[hepatocellular carcinoma]] without [[cirrhosis]]. Aflatoxin is mostly present in developing countries. | ||
Aflatoxin causes a very characteristic mutation in the [[p53]] gene called a signature mutation. If this mutation is present in an HCC it’s certain that the etiology was aflatoxin. | |||