Article
Frequent p53 mutations in head and neck cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 1992
Somers K D, Merrick M A, Lopez M E, Incognito L S, Schechter G L, Casey G
Abstract excerpt
Squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN) are associated strongly with the use of tobacco and alcohol, but little is known about the molecular pathogenesis of these tumors. In the present study, we analyzed SCCHN for mutations in the tumor suppressor gene p53 by immunocytochemistry an...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
