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Expression of pAkt affects p53 codon 72 polymorphism-based prediction of response to radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Radiation oncology (London, England) - 11 May 2013
Xie Xiaoxue, Wang Hui, Jin Hekun, Ouyang Shuyu, Zhou Jumei, Hu Jun, Xi Xuping, Luo Junming, Zhang Yingying, Hu Bingqiang
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BACKGROUND: Codon 72 (Arg/Pro), the most frequently studied single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of p53 to date, is associated with the ability of the gene to induce cell apoptosis. The PI3K/Akt pathway plays an essential role in the transcriptional activation function of p53, and is an important...
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