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The p53 codon 72 polymorphism in black South African women and the risk of cervical cancer.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - 1 Sept 2000
Pegoraro R, Moodley J, Naiker S, Lanning P, Rom L
Abstract excerpt
The p53 codon 72 genotype was examined in blood samples taken from 121 Zulu-speaking black South African women with histologically proven squamous carcinoma of the cervix. Freshly biopsied tumour tissue was also available for human papillomavirus subtyping from 100 of these women. A control group consisted of 251 healthy race-matched women attending a contraceptive service facility. The results show that there...
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