Article
[Expression of p53 in the skin in systemic sclerosis. Immunohistochemical study of 8 cases].
Pathologica - 1 Aug 1994
Pignone A, Calzolari A, Cerinic M M, Scaletti C, Messerini L, Lombardi A, Generini S, Giannelli E, Carossino A, Baroni G
Abstract excerpt
P53 gene belongs to the family of "Tumor suppressor gene". It encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein involved in cell proliferation control; mutations of p53 gene are the most common genetic alterations found in human tumors. These mutations may cause the production of an altered protein that usually l...
Topics
- Adult
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Biopsy
- Epidermis
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Keratinocytes
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Paraffin Embedding
- Scleroderma, Systemic
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
