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Intra-tumor heterogeneity in TP53 null High Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma progression.
BMC cancer - 30 Nov 2015
Mota Alba, Triviño Juan Carlos, Rojo-Sebastian Alejandro, Martínez-Ramírez Ángel, Chiva Luis, González-Martín Antonio, Garcia Juan F, Garcia-Sanz Pablo, Moreno-Bueno Gema
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BACKGROUND: High grade serous ovarian cancer is characterised by high initial response to chemotherapy but poor outcome in the long term due to acquired resistance. One of the main genetic features of this disease is TP53 mutation. The majority of TP53 mutated tumors harbor missense mutations in this gene, correlated with p53 accumulation. TP53 null tumors constitute a specific subgroup characterised by nonsense,...
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