Modeling gene-environment interactions in oral cavity and esophageal cancers demonstrates a role for the p53 R72P polymorphism in modulating susceptibility.

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A large number of epidemiological studies have linked a common single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the human p53 gene to risk for developing a variety of cancers. This SNP encodes either an arginine or proline at position 72 (R72P) of the p53 protein, which can alter the apoptotic activity of p53 via transcriptional and non-transcriptional mechanisms. This SNP has also been reported to modulate the...

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