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MDM2 SNP309 promoter polymorphism confers risk for hereditary melanoma.
Melanoma research - 1 Jun 2014
Thunell Lena K, Bivik Cecilia, Wäster Petra, Fredrikson Mats, Stjernström Annika, Synnerstad Ingrid, Rosdahl Inger, Enerbäck Charlotta
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The p53 pathway regulates stress response, and variations in p53, MDM2, and MDM4 may predispose an individual to tumor development. The aim of this study was to study the impact of genetic variation on sporadic and hereditary melanoma. We have analyzed a combination of three functionally relevant variants of the p53 pathway in 258 individuals with sporadic malignant melanomas, 50 with hereditary malignant...
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