Article
p53 codon 72 and MDM2 SNP309 polymorphisms and age of colorectal cancer onset in Lynch syndrome.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Oct 2005
Sotamaa Kaisa, Liyanarachchi Sandya, Mecklin Jukka-Pekka, Järvinen Heikki, Aaltonen Lauri A, Peltomäki Päivi, de la Chapelle Albert
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The Arg/Pro polymorphism in codon 72 of p53 was recently associated with age of onset of colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome. A novel polymorphism in the promoter region of MDM2 was associated with age of cancer onset in Li-Fraumeni syndrome. We studied the influence of both polymorphisms on age of onset in Lynch syndrome and of the p53 polymorphism also in sporadic colorectal cancer. EXPERIMENTAL...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
