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Analysis of p21WAF1/CIP1 in primary bladder tumors.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 1996
Lacombe L, Orlow I, Silver D, Gerald W L, Fair W R, Reuter V E, Cordon-Cardo C
Abstract excerpt
The p21WAF1/CIP1 gene is regulated by p53 and encodes a cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)-inhibitor involved in senescence and cell quiescence. The role of p21 as a negative regulator of cell proliferation suggests that it may function as a tumor suppressor gene. However, only a few mutations of the p21WAF1/CIP1 gene have been reported to date. In order to assess potential p21WAF1/CIP1 gene alterations in human...
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