p53 and MDM2 protein expression in actinic cheilitis

Actinic cheilitis is a potentially malignant lip lesion caused by excessive and prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation, which can lead to histomorphological alterations indicative of abnormal cell differentiation. In this pathology, varying degrees of epithelial dysplasia may be found. There ar...

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Main Authors: Maria da Conceição Andrade de Freitas, Luciana Maria Pedreira Ramalho, Flávia Caló Aquino Xavier, André Luis Gomes Moreira, Sílvia Regina Almeida Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572008000600011