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Alterations of the p53 and pRB pathways in human astrocytoma.
Brain tumor pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Rutka J T, Akiyama Y, Lee S P, Ivanchuk S, Tsugu A, Hamel P A
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Human astrocytomas are characterized by a number of molecular changes affecting two critical tumor suppressor pathways: the pRB and the p53 pathways. Genetic alterations functionally eliminate pRB and p53 themselves or upstream and/or downstream molecules such as products of the Ink4a/ARF locus, p16Ink4a and p14ARF. As a result, malignant cells are defective in critical cell cycle and apoptosis regulatory...
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