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p16INK4a is a prognostic marker in resected ductal pancreatic cancer: an analysis of p16INK4a, p53, MDM2, an Rb.
Annals of surgery - 1 Jan 2002
Gerdes Berthold, Ramaswamy Annette, Ziegler Andreas, Lang Sven A, Kersting Michael, Baumann Renate, Wild Anja, Moll Roland, Rothmund Matthias, Bartsch Detlef K
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OBJECTIVE: To identify the prognostic relevance of the G1/S cell cycle regulator genes p16INK4a, p53, MDM2, and Rb in patients with resected ductal pancreatic cancer (PC). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The tumor suppressor genes p16INK4a, p53, and Rb are altered in PC in 27% to 95%, 40% to 70%, and 5%, respectively. The role of MDM2 is not clearly defined in PC. The prognostic value of these cell cycle regulators has...
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