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Association of p53 codon 72 polymorphism with risk of second primary malignancy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Cancer - 15 May 2010
Li Fanglin, Sturgis Erich M, Chen Xingming, Zafereo Mark E, Wei Qingyi, Li Guojun
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BACKGROUND: p53 plays a critical role in cellular anticancer mechanisms, and has been correlated with second primary malignancy (SPM) development. A common polymorphism in codon 72 of p53 results in an amino acid substitution and could influence p53 function. The authors hypothesized that p53 codon 72 polymorphism may be associated with risk of SPMs and SPM-free survival among patients with squamous cell...
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