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Expression of p53 in aggressive and non-aggressive histologic variants of basal cell carcinoma.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Ansarin Habib, Daliri Mina, Soltani-Arabshahi Razieh
Abstract excerpt
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) generally has an indolent course but a subgroup of BCCs tends to grow aggressively into deep tissues and even metastasize. Although studies have shown a positive correlation between mutations in the tumor suppressor gene p53 and aggressive behavior in epithelial tumors, the results for BCC are conflicting. We aimed to determine whether there is any relationship between p53 expression in...
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