Article
Assessment of p53 functional activity in tumor cells and histologically normal mucosa from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Head & neck - 1 Nov 2012
Van der Vorst Sébastien, Dekairelle Anne-France, Weynand Birgit, Hamoir Marc, Gala Jean-Luc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of p53 functional analysis of separated alleles in yeast (FASAY) as a witness of p53/p21 pathway alteration in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS: The p53 transcriptional activity was prospectively analyzed in 82 newly diagnosed patients with HNSCC. FASAY and p53 immunostaining were carried out on paired tumoral and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
