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TP53 allele loss, mutations and expression in malignant melanoma.
British journal of cancer - 1 Feb 1994
Flørenes V A, Oyjord T, Holm R, Skrede M, Børresen A L, Nesland J M, Fodstad O
Abstract excerpt
p53 alterations at the DNA, mRNA and protein levels were studied in tumour metastases sampled from 30 patients with malignant melanoma. Paraffin-embedded sections from these and an additional 12 patients were examined for the presence of p53 protein. TP53 gene aberrations were found in 7 of 30 (23%) of the patients, six of which showed loss of heterozygosity (LOH). Point mutations were detected in only two cases,...
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