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p53 mutation and allelic loss of chromosome 3p, 9p of preneoplastic lesions in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma.
Cancer - 15 Jan 1999
Kohno H, Hiroshima K, Toyozaki T, Fujisawa T, Ohwada H
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BACKGROUND: An accumulation of mutations can result in carcinogenesis. Comparing genetic alterations in preneoplastic lesions with those seen in cancer in the same patient may be helpful in the early diagnosis of lung carcinoma or preneoplastic lesions. METHODS: To identify genetic alterations that may play a role in the development of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), the authors examined the p53 gene and...
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