Article
p53 protein accumulation and gene mutation in the progression of human prostate carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 20 Oct 1993
Navone N M, Troncoso P, Pisters L L, Goodrow T L, Palmer J L, Nichols W W, von Eschenbach A C, Conti C J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nuclear accumulation of p53 protein has been shown to be strongly associated with missense p53 mutations. Studies of nuclear accumulation of p53 protein in prostate carcinoma cells have to date been confined to material from primary tumors. PURPOSE: We studied the accumulation of p53 protein in specimens obtained from primary and metastatic sites of prostate carcinoma. By examining the accumulation of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
