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p53 protein expression and gene mutation in phyllodes tumors of the breast.
Pathology, research and practice - 1 Jan 2001
Gatalica Z, Finkelstein S, Lucio E, Tawfik O, Palazzo J, Hightower B, Eyzaguirre E
Abstract excerpt
The malignant potential of mammary phyllodes tumors is difficult to assess on initial pathologic examination. Studies on the p53 tumor suppressor gene have shown that it has an important role in the development of a variety of malignancies, yet the specific contribution to the pathogenesis and development of the malignant potential of phyllodes tumor is largely unknown. We studied p53 protein expression in 25...
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