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Influence of the MDM2 single nucleotide polymorphism SNP309 on tumour development in BRCA1 mutation carriers.
BMC cancer - 24 Mar 2006
Copson Ellen R, White Helen E, Blaydes Jeremy P, Robinson David O, Johnson Peter W, Eccles Diana M
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BACKGROUND: The MDM2 gene encodes a negative regulator of the p53 tumour suppressor protein. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the MDM2 promoter (a T to G exchange at nucleotide 309) has been reported to produce accelerated tumour formation in individuals with inherited p53 mutations. We...
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