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The relationship between human papillomavirus and p53 gene in conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma.
Cornea - 1 Mar 2000
Toth J, Karcioglu Z A, Moshfeghi A A, Issa T M, Al-Ma'ani J R, Patel K V
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PURPOSE: The p53 tumor-suppressor gene has been documented to exist in mutated forms in many types of squamous cell carcinoma in the body. Also in conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, human papillomavirus (HPV) is accepted as an oncogenic factor. The objective of our study was to establish a correlation between p53 overexpression and the presence of HPV infection within tumor tissues from patients with...
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