Article
P53 mutation in a series of epithelial ovarian cancers from the U.K., and its prognostic significance.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jan 1994
Sheridan E, Silcocks P, Smith J, Hancock B W, Goyns M H
Abstract excerpt
In an initial study of 20 fresh ovarian tumour samples, we compared the immunohistochemical positivity of staining of the p53 protein with the presence of missense mutations of the p53 gene. This revealed a prevalence of 50% with a perfect correlation between mutation and immunohistochemical staining. Detection of the p53 protein by immunohistochemistry was, therefore, used as a reliable indicator for the...
Topics
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Ovarian Neoplasms
