Article
p53 mutations in nonastrocytic human brain tumors.
Cancer research - 15 Nov 1991
Ohgaki H, Eibl R H, Wiestler O D, Yasargil M G, Newcomb E W, Kleihues P
Abstract excerpt
Genomic DNA from 51 primary human brain tumors was screened for the presence of mutations in the tumor suppressor gene, p53, using the polymerase chain reaction and single strand conformation polymorphism analysis, followed by direct DNA sequencing. Mutations leading to an amino acid change were found in 2 of 17 (12%) oligodendrogliomas and 2 of 19 (11%) medulloblastomas but none of 15 ependymomas. Sites of...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Brain Neoplasms
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
