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HPV-negative penile squamous cell carcinoma: disruptive mutations in the TP53 gene are common.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jul 2017
Kashofer Karl, Winter Elke, Halbwedl Iris, Thueringer Andrea, Kreiner Marisa, Sauer Stefan, Regauer Sigrid
Abstract excerpt
The majority of penile squamous cell carcinomas is caused by transforming human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The etiology of HPV-negative cancers is unclear, but TP53 mutations have been implicated. Archival tissues of 108 invasive squamous cell carcinoma from a single pathology institution in a low-incidence area were analyzed for HPV-DNA and p16ink4a overexpression and for TP53 mutations by ion torrent...
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