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p53 mutation and locoregional treatment failure in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 6 Nov 1996
Koch W M, Brennan J A, Zahurak M, Goodman S N, Westra W H, Schwab D, Yoo G H, Lee D J, Forastiere A A, Sidransky D
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BACKGROUND: The p53 gene (also known as TP53) may be the most common genetic target involved in the malignant transformation of human cells. Direct sequence analysis has demonstrated that alteration of this gene occurs in approximately 45% of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. The consequences of p53 mutations in these cancers with respect to tumor behavior and patient survival have not been rigorously...
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