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Loss of one p53 allele results in four-fold reduction of p53 mRNA and protein: a basis for p53 haplo-insufficiency.
Oncogene - 8 Jun 2006
Lynch C J, Milner J
Abstract excerpt
A haploid genotype may be insufficient to support normal wild-type function. Such haplo-insufficiency has recently been documented for numerous tumour suppressor genes. p53 is a crucial tumour suppressor governing DNA repair, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via its role as a stress-responsive tra...
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