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Comparative evaluation of p53 mutation in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Talar-Wojnarowska Renata, Gasiorowska Anita, Smolarz Beata, Romanowicz-Makowskal Hanna, Strzelczyk Janusz, Janiak Adam, Malecka-Panas Ewa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) has a very poor prognosis. In patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis (CP) the risk for the PA development is higher than in the general population. The purpose of the study was to compare the prevalence of p53 mutations in PA and CP in order to evaluate their usefulness in differential diagnosis of those diseases. METHODOLOGY: We examined 49 patients who...
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