Article
Absence of mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene in non-invasive Cushing adenomas.
Medicina - 1 Jan 1999
Copelli S B, Loza Coll M A, Bruno O D
Abstract excerpt
A lot of evidence supports the existence of a monoclonal origin for pituitary tumors, and several genetic alterations have already been confirmed as necessary or sufficient for unrestrained cellular growth and pituitary function. The p53 gene, a known tumor-suppressor gene (TSG), encodes a protein that exerts antiproliferative effects such as cell-growth arrest and apoptosis in response to several types of...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Cushing Syndrome
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Exons
- Genes, p53
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
