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p53 gene mutations are rare in human papillomavirus-associated colon cancer.
Oncology reports - 1 Jan 2000
Buyru Nur, Budak Metin, Yazici Hulya, Dalay Nejat
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies suggest that infection with high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common event in colon tumors. Infection by oncogenic HPV may result in functional inactivation of the p53 protein in absence of mutations. Thus far no studies have been made to examine the frequency of p53 mutati...
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