Article
Mechanisms of p53 loss in human sarcomas.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Aug 1990
Mulligan L M, Matlashewski G J, Scrable H J, Cavenee W K
Abstract excerpt
An important role for the p53 gene in neoplastic transformation in vitro and in vivo has been imputed by functional studies and identification of tumor-acquired gene defects or alterations in its expression. To study the generality and mechanisms of p53 alteration in human cancer, we examined 241 tumors of several types for structural aberrations of the locus. Alterations of the gene or its RNA or protein...
Topics
- Animals
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Nuclear Proteins
