p53 inactivating mutations in chinese breast carcinomas.

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While previous reports on breast cancers indicate that Caucasian women have a low frequency of p53 mutations, higher frequencies of mutations are reported in some Japanese populations. There are few reports regarding p53 mutations in Chinese breast carcinomas. Using a previously established sensitive p53 yeast functional assay, we screened 23 Chinese breast carcinomas for mutations. The p53 was mutated in 5/23...

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