Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Are fragile histidine triad gene alterations essential for hepatocellular carcinoma development in South Korea?
Answer: Aberrant FHIT transcripts were more common in HCC tissues as compared to non-cancerous liver tissues. However, Fhit expression was lost or reduced in a minor fraction of HCC tissues, while it was strongly expressed in non-cancerous liver tissues. Therefore, our study suggests that FHIT plays a role in relatively few HCC cases in South Korea.
Output (English): no