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Mutant p53 expression in fallopian tube epithelium drives cell migration.
International journal of cancer - 1 Oct 2015
Quartuccio Suzanne M, Karthikeyan Subbulakshmi, Eddie Sharon L, Lantvit Daniel D, Ó hAinmhire Eoghainín, Modi Dimple A, Wei Jian-Jun, Burdette Joanna E
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among US women. Evidence supports the hypothesis that high-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSC) may originate in the distal end of the fallopian tube. Although a heterogeneous disease, 96% of HGSC contain mutations in p53. In addition, the "p53 signature," or overexpression of p53 protein (usually associated with mutation), is a potential precursor lesion...
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