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p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism predicts survival outcome in lung cancer patients in Indian population.
Cancer investigation - 1 Feb 2008
Sreeja Leelakumari, Syamala Vani, Raveendran Praveenkumar B, Santhi Sarojam, Madhavan Jayaprakash, Ankathil Ravindran
Abstract excerpt
In response to many forms of cellular stress, including DNA damage, the p53 protein functions to induce growth arrest, DNA repair, or apoptosis. Common allele variants in the TP53 gene modulate pathways of lung carcinogenesis and susceptibility to or prognosis of lung cancer. The prognostic role of the polymorphism was assessed in 422 subjects using PCR-RFLP. Logistic regression analysis showed a dominant...
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