Article
William L. McGuire Memorial Symposium. The role and prognostic significance of p53 gene alterations in breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 1993
Elledge R M, Fuqua S A, Clark G M, Pujol P, Allred D C
Abstract excerpt
Alterations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene are the most frequent genetic changes found in breast cancer, with an incidence reported in a range of 15 to 50%. The incidence of p53 alterations is approximately 15% for in situ carcinoma, while for invasive node-positive disease it is 2 to 3 times h...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- Female
- Frameshift Mutation
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Mutation
- Point Mutation
- Prognosis
- Sequence Deletion
- Survival Rate
