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p53 codon 72 polymorphism and risk of cervical carcinoma in Moroccan women.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Sept 2010
El khair M Meftah, Ennaji M M, El kebbaj R, Mhand R Ait, Attaleb M, El Mzibri M
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been implicated in cervical carcinoma and the p53 gene is polymorphic at amino acid 72 of the protein that it encodes. The association between p53 polymorphisms and risk for HPV-associated cervical cancer has been examined, but the results have been conflicting. It has been reported that patients with the arginine form have a higher risk of developing cervical cancer than those with...
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