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BH3 domain mutation of proapoptotic genes Bad, Bmf and Bcl-G is rare in transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder.
Pathology - 1 Feb 2006
Soung Young Hwa, Lee Jong Woo, Park Won Sang, Nam Suk Woo, Lee Jung Young, Yoo Nam Jin, Lee Sug Hyung
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AIMS: Mounting evidence indicates that deregulation of apoptosis contributes to the development of human cancers. Bcl-2 family proteins regulate the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. The aim of this study was to explore the possibility that mutation of BH3 domain of proapoptotic Bcl-2 genes Bad, Bmf and Bcl-G might be involved in the development of urinary bladder cancer. METHODS: We analysed the BH3 domains of Bad,...
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