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p53 expression and risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: a case-control study.
International journal of cancer - 11 Sept 1998
Whiteman D C, Parsons P G, Green A C
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological data strongly implicate sunlight as the principal environmental cause of melanoma; however, critical molecular targets for ultraviolet (UV)-induced melanoma remain to be identified. The p53 tumor suppressor gene is one possible target, being abnormally expressed in 20-40% of primary melanomas. We undertook a population-based molecular epidemiological study with the aim of determining the...
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