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Human Papilloma Virus Does Not Fully Inactivate p53 Cellular Activity in HNSCC.
Head & neck - 1 Mar 2026
Gencel-Augusto Jovanka, Li Hua, Woerner Liam C, Tian Nuo, Borah Ashir A, Myers Jeffrey N, Ha Patrick, Johnson Daniel E, Grandis Jennifer R
Abstract excerpt
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a major global health challenge. Inactivation of the tumor suppressor p53 is the most frequent driver event in this malignancy. p53 inactivation occurs either through TP53 mutations in human papilloma virus (HPV)-negative cases or via HPV-mediated p53 degradation in HPV-positive (HPV+) cases, where most tumors retain a wild-type (WT) TP53 allele. This underscores...
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