The Pro allele of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism is associated with decreased intratumoral expression of BAX and p21, and increased breast cancer risk.

BACKGROUND: The TP53 Arg72Pro polymorphism encodes two p53 variants with different biochemical properties. Here we investigated the impact of this polymorphism on the expression of key p53 target genes in a panel of human breast carcinomas, breast cancer risk, and age at onset. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...

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Main Authors: Katharina Proestling, Alexandra Hebar, Nina Pruckner, Erika Marton, Ursula Vinatzer, Martin Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468577?pdf=render