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Survival of Head and Neck Cancer Cells Relies upon LZK Kinase-Mediated Stabilization of Mutant p53.
Cancer research - 15 Sept 2017
Edwards Zoe C, Trotter Eleanor W, Torres-Ayuso Pedro, Chapman Phil, Wood Henry M, Nyswaner Katherine, Brognard John
Abstract excerpt
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) includes epithelial cancers of the oral and nasal cavity, larynx, and pharynx and accounts for ∼350,000 deaths per year worldwide. Smoking-related HNSCC is associated with few targetable mutations but is defined by frequent copy-number alteration, the most common of which is gain at 3q. Critical 3q target genes have not been conclusively determined for HNSCC. Here, we...
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