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Association of p53 polymorphisms and colorectal cancer: modulation of risk and progression.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Apr 2009
Mammano E, Belluco C, Bonafé M, Olivieri F, Mugianesi E, Barbi C, Mishto M, Cosci M, Franceschi C, Lise M, Nitti D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: p53 Gene variants BstUI RFLP at codon 72 in exon 4, 16bp tandem repeat in intron 3 and MspI RFLP in intron 6, which code for two functionally different protein isoforms, have been shown to modulate susceptibility to different types of human neoplasms. METHODS: p53 genotype was assessed in 90 CRC patients, 321 age-matched controls and 322 centenarians. RESULTS: The p53 codon 72 arginine, the p53 16bp...
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