Article
The role of p53 in human cancer.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Feb 2001
Malkin D
Abstract excerpt
In the two decades since its original discovery, p53 has found a singularly prominent place in our understanding of human cancer. Although the biochemistry of p53 has been worked out in some detail, our knowledge of the biologic consequences of p53 dysfunction is still quite rudimentary. Over the next several years, it will be important to determine how best to harness the complex properties of p53's ability to...
Topics
- Animals
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Pedigree
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
