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p53 and p21/Waf1 protein expression and K-ras codon 12 mutation in carcinoma of the papilla of Vater.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 1999
Zhao B, Kimura W, Futakawa N, Muto T, Kubota K, Harihara Y, Takayama T, Makuuchi M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: There have been few studies on the molecular biological characteristics of carcinoma of the papilla of Vater. In this study, p53 and p21/Waf1 expression and K-ras codon 12 mutation in carcinoma of the papilla of Vater were investigated. METHODS: Thirty-seven cases of carcinoma of the papilla of Vater were studied. Macroscopically, the carcinoma was ulcerative in 15 cases and nonulcerative in 22 cases....
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