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p53 Codon 72 polymorphism predicts the pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Oct 2005
Xu Ye, Yao Lihua, Ouyang Tao, Li Jinfeng, Wang Tianfeng, Fan Zhaoqing, Lin Benyao, Lu Youyong, Xie Yuntao
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PURPOSE: Recent studies have highlighted that the p53 codon 72 polymorphism plays a crucial role in modulating wild-type p53 apoptotic capacity, and as such may influence the response to chemotherapy. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether the p53 codon 72 polymorphism might influence pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in primary breast cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: One hundred and...
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