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Relationship between radiation response and p53 status in human bladder cancer cells.
International journal of radiation biology - 1 Jul 1997
Ribeiro J C, Barnetson A R, Fisher R J, Mameghan H, Russell P J
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the p53 tumour suppressor gene are found at high frequency in bladder cancer. There is strong evidence that p53 plays an important role in controlling the cell cycle after DNA damage by ionizing radiation. However, the effect of loss of p53 function on radiosensitivity is not yet clear. Radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy is the most common treatment for patients with invasive bladder cancer....
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