[Gene p53 mutations and overexpression of p53 protein in tumors of the Vater's ampulla].

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[Gene p53 mutations and overexpression of p53 protein in tumors of the Vater's ampulla].

Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique - 1 May 1998

Terris B, Muzeau F, Sauvanet A, Belghiti J, Fléjou J F

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OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: New prognostic markers for tumors of the ampulla of Vater which could distinguish aggressive lesions would be highly useful. The aim of this study was to evaluate the abnormal expression of p53 protein in a series of 34 ampullomas with the monoclonal antibody DO7 directed...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Ampulla of Vater
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Genes, p53
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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