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p53 gene mutation, microsatellite instability and adjuvant chemotherapy: impact on survival of 388 patients with Dukes' C colon carcinoma.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Elsaleh H, Powell B, Soontrapornchai P, Joseph D, Goria F, Spry N, Iacopetta B
Abstract excerpt
Two common genetic alterations in colon carcinoma, p53 mutation and microsatellite instability (MSI), were investigated to determine their prognostic importance for cancer-specific survival and response to adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with Dukes' C colon cancer. The p53 tumour suppressor gene encodes for a nuclear phosphoprotein involved in cellular response to DNA damage, while MSI is a characteristic...
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