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p53 gene status and chemosensitivity in ovarian cancer.
Human cell - 1 Sept 2001
Kigawa J, Sato S, Shimada M, Takahashi M, Itamochi H, Kanamori Y, Terakawa N
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies suggest that drug induced apoptosis relates to the sensitivity. p53 gene, which has a pivotal role in inducing apoptosis, frequently mutates in ovarian cancer. Therefore, p53 gene status and chemosensitivity in epithelial ovarian cancer is discussed. Nonresponders to chemotherapy had mutations of the p53 gene more frequently (83% for nonresponders vs. 16% for responders) in patients with epithelial...
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