Article
Spectrum of mutation and frequency of allelic deletion of the p53 gene in ovarian cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 15 Sept 1993
Kohler M F, Marks J R, Wiseman R W, Jacobs I J, Davidoff A M, Clarke-Pearson D L, Soper J T, Bast R C, Berchuck A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The p53 gene encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein present in low levels in normal human cells. The wild-type form of this protein functions to restrain inappropriate cellular proliferation. Approximately one half of human epithelial ovarian cancers have mutations in the p53 gene and overe...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Factor IX
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Point Mutation
- Sequence Deletion
