Article
Mutation and overexpression of the p53 tumor suppressor gene frequently occurs in uterine and ovarian sarcomas.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jan 1994
Liu F S, Kohler M F, Marks J R, Bast R C, Boyd J, Berchuck A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of mutation and overexpression of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in female genital tract sarcomas. METHODS: Immunostaining for p53 was performed in frozen sections of 46 ovarian and uterine sarcomas. Single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis of exons...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Exons
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sarcoma
- Uterine Neoplasms
