Differences in the p53 gene mutational spectra of prostate cancers between Japan and Western countries.

doi:10.1093/carcin/18.7.1355

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Differences in the p53 gene mutational spectra of prostate cancers between Japan and Western countries.

Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 1997

Watanabe M, Fukutome K, Shiraishi T, Murata M, Kawamura J, Shimazaki J, Kotake T, Yatani R

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Mutations of the p53 gene are related to development of human cancers and their frequencies and spectra, the latter representing fingerprints left by carcinogens, provide information about the molecular epidemiology of the disease. Prostate cancer is the most common neoplasm in American males and...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Genes, p53
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Neoplasm Staging
Prostatic Neoplasms

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