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Mutability of p53 hotspot codons to benzo(a)pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE) and the frequency of p53 mutations in nontumorous human lung.
Cancer research - 1 Sept 2001
Hussain S P, Amstad P, Raja K, Sawyer M, Hofseth L, Shields P G, Hewer A, Phillips D H, Ryberg D, Haugen A, Harris C C
Abstract excerpt
p53 mutations are common in lung cancer. In smoking-associated lung cancer,the occurrence of G:C to T:A transversions at hotspot codons, e.g., 157, 248, 249,and 273, has been linked to the presence of carcinogenic chemicalsin tobacco smoke including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons suchas benzo(a)pyrene (BP). In the present study, we have used a highly sensitive mutation assay to determine the p53 mutation load...
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