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A link between the p53 germ line polymorphisms and white blood cells apoptosis in lung cancer patients.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2002
Biros Erik, Kohút Anton, Biros Ivan, Kalina Ivan, Bogyiová Eva, Stubna Ján
Abstract excerpt
The p53 protein acts as a checkpoint in the cell cycle, either preventing or initiating apoptosis. Since cancer is the unchecked proliferation of cells, p53s role is critical. Thus, we have sought a link between the p53 polymorphisms and apoptosis. Wild-type p53 tumor suppressor gene exhibits several common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) both in coding and non-coding regions. We focused on two of them, the...
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