[p53 and colorectal cancer].

Abstract excerpt

Mutations of the p53 gene have been found in 380 of the 768 tumors (49.5%) included in the eight largest published series of colorectal cancer. Most point mutations of p53 change the conformation of the gene, and by stabilizing it make it detectable by immunohistochemistry. However, studies using...

Topics

• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Genes, p53
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Mutation
• Prognosis