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Multiple primary tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract: is there a role for constitutional mutations in the p53 gene?
International journal of cancer - 19 Jul 1999
Gallo O, Sardi I, Pepe G, Franchi A, Attanasio M, Giusti B, Bocciolini C, Abbate R
Abstract excerpt
Head-and-neck cancer (HNC) patients have a high risk of developing second primary tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract, the main cause of death. Although the roles of tobacco and diet in multiple head-and-neck carcinogenesis have been thoroughly investigated, little is known about individual genetic susceptibility factors involved in this process. Genomic instability, reflecting the propensity and the...
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