Article
Dominant-negative mutation of p53 tumor suppressor gene in endometrial carcinoma.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 2001
Sakuragi N, Hirai A, Tada M, Yamada H, Yamamoto R, Fujimoto S, Moriuchi T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that mutation of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene is involved in endometrial carcinogenesis. However, the status of p53 function in endometrial cancers has not yet been investigated in detail. METHODS: We surveyed inactivating p53 mutations in endometrial carcinomas using the yeast p53 functional assay, which can evaluate the transcriptional activity of p53 in vivo in yeast. To the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
