TP53 mutation in colorectal cancer.

Abstract excerpt

Approximately half of all colorectal cancers show p53 (TP53) gene mutations, with higher frequencies observed in distal colon and rectal tumors and lower frequencies in proximal tumors and those with the microsatellite instability or methylator phenotypes. Alterations to this gene appear to have little or no prognostic value for colorectal cancer patients treated by surgery alone, but are associated with worse...

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