Article
p53 alterations in porokeratosis.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Aug 2003
Arranz-Salas Isabel, Sanz-Trelles Andres, Ojeda Dolores Bautista
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Porokeratosis (PK) is a group of cutaneous entities characterized by disordered epidermal keratinization and by a predisposition to develop malignant transformation. The molecular mechanism of this carcinogenesis remains unclear, but p53 has been proposed as a mediator of this process. p53 overexpression, detected by immunohistochemistry, has frequently been reported in PK, and p53 mutations are...
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