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p53 and MDM2 alterations in osteosarcomas
15 Apr 1997
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alterations of the p53 gene and of MDM2, a gene coding for a p53 binding protein, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of osteosarcoma (OS). METHODS: To determine the frequency of alterations of the p53/MDM2 pathway in OS and their possible correlation with clinicopathologic features, MDM2 copy number and p53 protein levels were determined in a series of 83 samples of OS by quantitative Southern...
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