Allelic loss of the p53 gene in colorectal cancer.

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Allelic loss of the p53 gene in colorectal cancer.

Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - 1 May 1995

Smith D R, Khine K, Goh H S

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The loss of specific chromosomal loci in cancers is indicative that the region contains a tumour suppressor gene. Allelic loss of chromosome 17p has been shown to occur in a wide variety of cancers such as lung, breast, colon, ovary and brain and, until recently, the gene believed to be involved...

Topics

Alleles
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
Colorectal Neoplasms
Gene Deletion
Genes, p53
Humans

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