Article
p53 and brain tumors: from gene mutations to gene therapy.
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) - 1 Oct 1998
Fulci G, Ishii N, Van Meir E G
Abstract excerpt
The p53 tumor suppressor gene (TP53) is the most frequently altered gene in human cancer and is also found mutated in several types of brain tumors. Loss of p53 function plays a central role in the development of cancer. The characterization of the biochemical pathways by which p53 alteration tri...
Topics
- Animals
- Brain Neoplasms
- Genes, p53
- Genetic Therapy
- Humans
- Mutation
