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The p53 G72C and MDM2 T309G single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Assmann G, Wieczorek S, Wibisono D, Roemer K, Arning L, Voswinkel J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a rare disease with unknown aetiology, but there is evidence for a complex genetic background. The tumor suppressor p53 and its most important negative regulator, MDM2, are positioned in the centre of a pathway that eliminates damaged cells through apoptosis. Furthermore, p53 is one of the most important negative regulators of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor...
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