Analysis of the p53 gene and papillomavirus detection in smears from cervical lesions

CONTEXT: Alterations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene are correlated with a critical step in the development of many human cancers.The tumor suppressor gene functions include regulation of the cell cycle and the cellular response to DNA damage, initiation of DNA repair and replication, induction of...

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Main Authors: Ledy do Horto dos Santos Oliveira, André de Paula Fernandez, Brunno Lessa Saldanha Xavier, Eliana de Vasconcelos Machado Rodrigues, Silvia Maria Baeta Cavalcanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2002-01-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
HPV
p53
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802002000100006&lng=en&tlng=en