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Prognostic significance of TP53 alterations in breast carcinoma.
British journal of cancer - 1 Sept 1993
Andersen T I, Holm R, Nesland J M, Heimdal K R, Ottestad L, Børresen A L
Abstract excerpt
Constant denaturant gel electrophoresis (CDGE) was used to screen 179 breast carcinomas for mutations in the conserved regions of the TP53 gene (exons 5 through 8). Mutations were found in 35 of 163 primary tumours (21%) and in 5 of 16 metastases (31%) and resided predominantly in exon 7. The majority of the mutations were G:C-->A:T transitions. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated nuclear accumulation of p53...
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