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Molecular analysis of mutations in thyroid tumors with TGGE.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Jan 1995
Simon D, Goretzki P E, Schäfer C, Gorelov V, Ebeling B, Röher H D
Abstract excerpt
Immunohistochemical demonstration of overexpression of the p53 protein indicates a mutational alteration of the gene. Our own investigations of 59 differentiated thyroid carcinomas revealed an overexpression in 15% of the tumors. A correlation to unfavourable tumor prognosis was found (stage I and II: 0/11 (0%); stage III: 4/26 (14%); stage IV: 5/22 (23%)). For screening of one out of more than 300 possible...
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