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p53 codon 72 polymorphism in basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jan 2006
Pezeshki Abdulmohammad, Sari-Aslani Fatemeh, Ghaderi Abbas, Doroudchi Mehrnoosh
Abstract excerpt
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most prevalent cancer in Iran. A common polymorphism at codon 72 of exon 4 of p53 tumor suppressor gene has been reported to be associated with increased inheritable susceptibility to several cancers. In the present study the frequency of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in 91 patients with BCC of skin, compared to 465 healthy normal individuals, was investigated. In total, there was no...
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