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p53 codon 72 polymorphism and risk of cervical cancer in UK.
Lancet (London, England) - 12 Sept 1998
Rosenthal A N, Ryan A, Al-Jehani R M, Storey A, Harwood C A, Jacobs I J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A polymorphism at codon 72 of the human tumour-suppressor gene, p53, results in translation to either arginine or proline. A recent report suggested that the risk of human-papillomavirus-associated cervical cancer in white women is higher for those homozygous for the arginine allele than for those who are heterozygous. We examined a similar number of cervical cancers and a larger control group for...
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