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TP53 gene expression, codon 72 polymorphism and human papillomavirus DNA associated with pterygium.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 1 Jan 2008
Rodrigues F W, Arruda J T, Silva R E, Moura K K V O
Abstract excerpt
Pterygium is a disease of unknown origin and pathogenesis that can be vision threatening. Several researchers believe that pterygium is UV-related and that abnormal expression of p53 protein and infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) are risk factors for pterygium, but their experiments have b...
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