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Gene p53 mutations are restricted to poorly differentiated and undifferentiated carcinomas of the thyroid gland.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Apr 1993
Donghi R, Longoni A, Pilotti S, Michieli P, Della Porta G, Pierotti M A
Abstract excerpt
The p53 gene was analyzed in tumor specimens obtained from 52 patients with various types of carcinoma of the thyroid gland by a combined molecular and immunocytochemical approach. The histologic types included 37 well-differentiated papillary and follicular carcinomas, 8 poorly differentiated, and 7 undifferentiated carcinomas. The p53 gene was shown to be unaffected in all differentiated tumors by single-strand...
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