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Clinical evaluation of p53 mutations in urothelial carcinoma by IHC and FASAY.
Urology - 1 May 2004
Watanabe Jun, Nishiyama Hiroyuki, Okubo Kazutoshi, Takahashi Takeshi, Toda Yoshinobu, Habuchi Tomonori, Kakehi Yoshiyuki, Tada Mitsuhiro, Ogawa Osamu
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinical benefit of the methods of detection of p53 mutations in human urothelial carcinoma. METHODS: A total of 75 surgical specimens of urothelial carcinoma were analyzed using a yeast functional assay (FASAY) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), in combination with sequencing analysis. RESULTS: Of the 75 specimens, 24 (32.0%) were positive (mutant) by FASAY and 23 (30.7%) were positive by...
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