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Loss of BCL-2 in the progression of oral cancer is not attributable to mutations.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Nov 2005
Loro L L, Johannessen A C, Vintermyr O K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BCL-2 and BAX are important in the regulation of apoptosis. There have been reports of loss of BCL-2 in basal cells of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and suppression of BAX in poorly differentiated OSCC. AIM: To investigate whether loss of BCL-2 in OED and OSCC, and of BAX in poorly differentiated OSCC could be attributed to BCL-2 and BAX mutations....
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