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Influence of p53 mutations on prognosis of patients with glioblastoma.
Cancer - 15 Jul 2002
Shiraishi Shoji, Tada Kenji, Nakamura Hideo, Makino Keishi, Kochi Masato, Saya Hideyuki, Kuratsu Jun-ichi, Ushio Yukitaka
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BACKGROUND: The influence of p53 mutations on the biology of astrocytic tumors is controversial. p53 is thought to be inactivated in the early stage of gliomagenesis; however, what role its inactivation plays in the malignancy of gliomas remains unknown. To understand the significance of p53 inactivation, the authors identified the locus of p53 gene mutation in glioma samples at different stages of progression...
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