Article
Analysis of the p53 gene in relation to tobacco and alcohol in cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract.
International journal of cancer - 16 Mar 1995
Franceschi S, Gloghini A, Maestro R, Barzan L, Bidoli E, Talamini R, Vukosavljevic T, Carbone A, Boiocchi M
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the relationship, if any, of p53 gene expression according to smoking and drinking habits, 135 subjects with cancer of the upper aero-digestive tract were sampled from a case-control investigation conducted in Pordenone province, Northeast Italy, between 1986 and 1991. Adequate patho...
Topics
- Aged
- Alcohol Drinking
- Case-Control Studies
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Laryngeal Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Pharyngeal Neoplasms
- Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53