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Polymorphisms and DNA methylation of gene TP53 associated with extra-axial brain tumors.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 6 Jan 2009
Almeida L O, Custódio A C, Pinto G R, Santos M J, Almeida J R W, Clara C A, Rey J A, Casartelli C
Abstract excerpt
The p53 tumor suppressor gene is the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer; this gene is mutated in up to 50% of human tumors. It has a critical role in the cell cycle, apoptosis and cell senescence, and it participates in many crucial physiological and pathological processes. Polymorphism...
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