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The p53 codon 72 variation is associated with the age of onset of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC).
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Krüger S, Bier A, Engel C, Mangold E, Pagenstecher C, von Knebel Doeberitz M, Holinski-Feder E, Moeslein G, Schulmann K, Plaschke J, Rüschoff J, Schackert H K
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphic variants at codon 72 of the p53 gene were shown to be functionally distinct in vitro, whereby the arginine (arg) variant induces apoptosis more efficiently than the proline (pro) variant. From the evidence that the DNA mismatch repair system and p53 interact to maintain genomic integrity, we hypothesized that the codon 72 variation may influence the age of onset of disease in HNPCC patients. We...
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