Selective G to T mutations of p53 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma from southern Africa

Brigitte Bressac–de Paillerets; Michael C. Kew; Jack R. Wands; Mehmet Öztürk

doi:10.1038/350429a0

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HCCSHepatocellular carcinomaCarcinogenesisBiologyCarcinogenGeneCancer researchAlleleGeneticsLiver cancerMutagenTumor suppressor geneMutation

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 350
Issue: 6317
Pages: 429-431
Citations: 1423
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                                    Brigitte Bressac–de Paillerets, 
                                
                                    Michael C. Kew, 
                                
                                    Jack R. Wands
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            Selective G to T mutations of p53 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma from southern Africa. 
                            Nature
                            , 350
                            (6317)
                            , 429-431.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/350429a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/350429a0