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P53 codon 72 (Arg72Pro) polymorphism and prostate cancer risk: association between disease onset and proline genotype.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2011
Rogler Anja, Rogenhofer Michael, Borchardt Albert, Lunz Jens-Claudio, Knoell Antje, Hofstaedter Ferdinand, Tannapfel Andrea, Wieland Wolf, Hartmann Arndt, Stoehr Robert
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The tumor suppressor gene p53 plays an important role in the stress response of the cell and is mutated in 50% of all human tumors. The p53 Arg72Pro single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was found to be associated with an increased risk of various malignancies. Biochemical and biological differences between the 2 polymorphic variants of wild-type P53 might lead to distinct susceptibility to HPV- and...
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