Article
Novel p53 mutation in a malignant tumor secreting vasoactive intestinal peptide.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Feb 1997
Lin H J, French S W, Reichenbach D, Wan Y J, Passaro E, Sawicki M P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess involvement of p53 mutations in development of pancreatic endocrine tumors. DESIGN: Survey of sporadic pancreatic endocrine tumors. SETTING: Hospital referral centers, mainly in the Los Angeles, Calif, area. PATIENTS: We obtained fresh surgical specimens from 25 patients (con...
Topics
- Codon
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Exons
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
