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Molecular and immunological aspects of p53 and p53-autoantibodies in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Oncology reports - 1 Dec 2009
Cordes Christian, Von Lingen J, Görögh T, Ambrosch P, Gottschlich S, Hoffmann M
Abstract excerpt
The tumour suppressor protein p53 (wild-type = wt-p53) is of major importance in the genetic integrity of the cell. Mutations of the p53-gene (mt-p53) are the most frequent genetic aberrations identified in different tumour entities. As analyzed in a wide variety of human malignomas, mt-p53 evokes a specific immune response. Yet, the possible occurrence of p53-autoantibodies in patients with head and neck...
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