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The significance of p53 mutations as an indicator of the biological behavior of recurrent hepatocellular carcinomas.
Surgery today - 1 Jan 1999
Sugo H, Takamori S, Kojima K, Beppu T, Futagawa S
Abstract excerpt
The significance of p53 mutations in the primary lesion for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was evaluated. Mutations of p53 were examined using nonradioisotopic (nonRI)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) in 98 resected HCCs. Of the 98 cases, 25 (26%) had a p53 mutation. In 83 patients who survived surgery, the presence of a p53 mutation was associated with a...
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