Article
Mutational spectrum in the p53 gene in bladder tumors from the endemic area of black foot disease in Taiwan.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jun 1994
Shibata A, Ohneseit P F, Tsai Y C, Spruck C H, Nichols P W, Chiang H S, Lai M K, Jones P A
Abstract excerpt
An elevated risk of bladder cancer has been reported in the endemic region of 'black foot disease' on the southwest coast of Taiwan and may be related to high arsenic levels in artesian well water. Thirteen urothelial tumors from this endemic region were examined for mutations in exons 5-8 of the p53 gene to identify the effects of possible exogenous factors at the DNA level. DNA was extracted from archival...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Arsenic Poisoning
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
- Female
- Foot Diseases
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
