Article
p73 mutations are not detected in sporadic and hereditary breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 1999
Schwartz D I, Lindor N M, Walsh-Vockley C, Roche P C, Mai M, Smith D I, Liu W, Couch F J
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a novel tumor suppressor gene, p73, was isolated and mapped to chromosome 1p36, a region commonly associated with loss of heterozygosity in neuroblastoma and other human malignancies, including breast cancer. The p73 gene shares considerable homology with the common tumor suppressor gene p53, both in composition and function. This study examines the potential participation of p73 in the pathogenesis of...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Female
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Tumor Protein p73
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
