Article
The immune response to p53 in breast cancer patients is directed against immunodominant epitopes unrelated to the mutational hot spot.
Cancer research - 15 Nov 1992
Schlichtholz B, Legros Y, Gillet D, Gaillard C, Marty M, Lane D, Calvo F, Soussi T
Abstract excerpt
Alteration of the p53 gene is the most frequent genetic feature of human cancer and leads to overexpression of the altered protein in the tumor cell nucleus. Two diagnostic procedures are currently available to assess p53 mutations: (a) molecular analysis of the gene sequence; and (b) immunohistochemical analysis of p53 protein accumulation. We now report a third approach, serological analysis. Fifteen % of...
Topics
- Antibodies, Neoplasm
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Immunodominant Epitopes
- Mutation
- Peptide Fragments
- Prognosis
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
