Altered p53 is associated with aggressive behavior of chondrosarcoma

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BACKGROUND: p53 is a major tumor suppressor gene that has been implicated in the biology of a variety of human neoplasms, including some that affect the skeleton. Recent studies based on small numbers of cases have shown that overexpression or alteration of the p53 gene is frequently present in high grade, clinically aggressive chondrosarcomas of bone. In this study, the authors addressed the relation between...

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