Identification of functional DNA variants in the constitutive promoter region of <it>MDM2</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Although mutations in the oncoprotein murine double minute 2 (MDM2) are rare, <it>MDM2</it> gene overexpression has been observed in several human tumors. Given that even modest changes in MDM2 levels might influence the p53 tumor suppressor signaling...

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Main Authors: Lalonde Marie-Eve, Ouimet Manon, Larivière Mathieu, Kritikou Ekaterini A, Sinnett Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Human Genomics
Subjects:
SNP
Online Access:http://www.humgenomics.com/content/6/1/15