Article
Small subgroup of aggressive, highly proliferative prostatic carcinomas defined by p53 accumulation.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 3 Jun 1992
Visakorpi T, Kallioniemi O P, Heikkinen A, Koivula T, Isola J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the p53 gene resulting in the accumulation of altered p53 proteins with prolonged half-life have been found in a large variety of human malignancies. PURPOSE: We studied the significance of p53 protein accumulation in prostatic carcinoma. METHODS: The material consisted of 137 paraffin-embedded, primary prostatic carcinomas. Accumulation of p53 protein was studied by immunohistochemical...
Topics
- Aged
- Antibodies
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Flow Cytometry
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins
