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The tumour suppressor p53 is frequently nonfunctional in Sézary syndrome.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 2012
Lamprecht B, Kreher S, Möbs M, Sterry W, Dörken B, Janz M, Assaf C, Mathas S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are a heterogeneous group with Sézary syndrome (SS) as one of the most aggressive variants. Recently, we identified a loss of E2A as a recurrent event in SS, which enhanced proliferation via upregulation of the proto-oncogene MYC. MYC-induced transformation usually requires deleterious alterations of key apoptotic genes including p53; however, p53...
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