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On the origin of p53 G:C --> T:A transversions in lung cancers.
Mutation research - 31 Oct 2002
Rodin Sergei N, Rodin Andrew S
Abstract excerpt
The high frequency of G-->T transversions in the p53 gene is a distinctive feature of lung cancer patients with a smoking history and is commonly believed to reflect the direct mutagenic signature of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) adducts along the gene. Using the April 2000 update of the p53 mutation database of the International Agency for Research on Cancer together with the primary literature, we...
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