A role for sunlight in skin cancer: UV-induced p53 mutations in squamous cell carcinoma.

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It is found that 14/24 (58%) of invasive squamous cell carcinomas of the skin contain mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, each altering the amino acid sequence, which is believed to identify a carcinogen-related step in a gene involved in the subsequent human cancer.

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1991-11-15
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Biology, Humanities, Art

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