The Li–Fraumeni syndrome (LFS): a model for the initiation of p53 signatures in the distal Fallopian tube

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A candidate early precursor to pelvic serous cancer, the 'p53 signature', is commonly found in the benign mucosa of the distal Fallopian tube and harbours p53 mutations and evidence of DNA damage. We examined tubes from women with pre-existing (germ-line) mutations in p53 [Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS)] for evidence of this precursor. Fallopian tubes from two cases of LFS were immunostained for p53, Ki-67...

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