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COP1, the Negative Regulator of p53, Is Overexpressed in Breast and Ovarian Adenocarcinomas
15 Oct 2004
Abstract excerpt
The tumor suppressor protein p53 plays a central role in protecting normal cells from undergoing transformation. Thus, it is fitting that cancer cells selectively dampen the p53 response to gain a selective growth advantage. In fact, the p53 gene is the most commonly mutated tumor suppressor gene in human cancers, and if the gene is not mutated, then other components of the p53 pathways are skewed to dampen the...
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