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p53 mutation in carcinomas arising in ovarian cystic teratomas.
Pathology international - 1 Sept 1995
Fujii T, Oguni S, Kikuchi M, Kanai N, Saito K
Abstract excerpt
Carcinomas arising in mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries from nine women were examined for the presence of p53 mutations. The nine tumors comprised six squamous cell carcinomas, one squamous cell carcinoma in situ, one undifferentiated small cell carcinoma, and one mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Abnormal nuclear accumulation of the p53 protein was observed in four of the tumors. Genomic DNA was extracted from...
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