Article
p53 gene mutations in primary lung tumors are conserved in brain metastases.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Oct 1992
Schlegel U, Rosenfeld M R, Volkenandt M, Rosenblum M, Dalmau J, Furneaux H
Abstract excerpt
The p53 product is frequently mutated in human tumors. Both acquired and inherited mutations have been described. These mutations transform p53 from a growth suppressor gene to a transforming oncogene. We examined tissue from 6 patients with primary lung carcinoma and the corresponding brain metastases for the presence of p53 mutations by immunohistochemistry. We then confirmed and characterized the mutations by...
Topics
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Brain Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Codon
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
