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Mutated p53 as a molecular marker for the diagnosis of head and neck cancer.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2002
van Houten Viola M M, Tabor Maarten P, van den Brekel Michiel W M, Kummer J Alain, Denkers Fedor, Dijkstra Janny, Leemans René, van der Waal Isaäc, Snow Gordon B, Brakenhoff Ruud H
Abstract excerpt
In total, 10-30% of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) develop local recurrences despite seemingly adequate tumour resection. This may result from minimal residual cancer (MRC): small numbers of tumour cells left behind in the surgical margins, undetectable by routine histopathology. In recent studies, p53 mutations have been considered as selective and sensitive DNA markers of cancer...
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