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Immunoexpression of mutant p53 and human papillomavirus related E6 oncoprotein in anal malignancies.
Indian journal of experimental biology - 1 Sept 1998
Gupta S, Sharma B K
Abstract excerpt
Immunohistochemical expression of mutant p53 protein and human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 and 18 related E6 oncoprotein was studied in 36 biopsy proved anal cancers. Mutant p53 was detected in 61.1% cases. HPV 16 and 18 E6 protein was expressed in 22.2% cases, all of which were squamous cell carcinomas. Coexpression of both mutant p53 and E6 protein was found in only 5 cases (13.8%). In HPV 16/18 positive anal...
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