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Loss of p53 enhances the induction of colitis-associated neoplasia by dextran sulfate sodium.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Nov 2007
Chang Wen-Chi L, Coudry Renata A, Clapper Margie L, Zhang Xiaoyan, Williams Kara-Lynn, Spittle Cynthia S, Li Tianyu, Cooper Harry S
Abstract excerpt
Loss of p53 function is an early event in colitis-associated neoplasia in humans. We assessed the role of p53 in a mouse model of colitis-associated neoplasia. Colitis was induced in p53-/-, p53+/- and p53+/+ mice using three or four cycles of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) followed by 120 days of water. Mice were examined for incidence, multiplicity and types of neoplastic lesions. Lesions were examined for...
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