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p53 gene mutations in osteosarcomas of low-grade malignancy.
Human pathology - 1 Nov 1998
Radig K, Schneider-Stock R, Haeckel C, Neumann W, Roessner A
Abstract excerpt
Alterations in tumor suppressor gene p53, localized on chromosome 17p13, are considered to play a significant role in the initiation and, to some extent, even in the progression of various malignant tumors. In this respect, investigations on conventional highly malignant osteosarcomas have shown a mutation rate of approximately 20%. However, currently, data on the mutation rate in the group of variant histology...
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