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Genotypic analysis of tumor suppressor genes PTEN/MMAC1 and p53 in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Oct 1998
Henderson Y C, Wang E, Clayman G L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Tumor suppressor gene mutations in both p53 and PTEN/MMAC1 genomic DNA have been detected in many types of cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence and importance of PTEN/MMAC1 mutations in squamous cell carcinomas. METHODS: Exons of each gene were amplified after polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using genomic DNA derived from cell lines of squamous cell carcinoma of the head...
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