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Mutant p53 protein, Bcl-2/Bax ratios and apoptosis in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Srinivas G, Kusumakumary P, Nair M K, Panicker K R, Pillai M R
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PURPOSE: The Bcl-2 family of proteins regulates a late step in the apoptosis pathway. Bcl-2 protein is believed to be involved in imparting resistance to programmed cell death or apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutic agents and radiation. The anti-apoptotic function of the Bcl-2 protein appears to be modulated by its ability to heterodimerize with other members of the gene family, predominantly Bax, a protein...
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