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Frequent mutations of the p53 gene in cutaneous melanoma of the nodular type

✍ Scribed by Lars A. Akslen; Sissel E. Monstad; Benedikte Larsen; Oddbjørn Straume; Dagfinn Øgreid

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
French
Weight
54 KB
Volume
79
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7136

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✦ Synopsis

The frequency and significance of p53 alterations in cutaneous melanoma have not been completely clarified. In the present study, 31 primary melanomas of the nodular type and 15 metastases occurring between 1981 and 1983 were studied with respect to mutations in exons 7 and 8, as well as to p53 protein immunostaining using different antibodies. Altogether 13% of the primary tumors showed strong p53 staining using the DO-7 antibody. Different results were obtained with other antibodies. Seven mutations were found in primary and metastatic tumors; all of these were single base changes, most of which occurred in the core domain of the p53 protein responsible for sequence-specific DNA binding (residues 102-293). The mutations were not significantly associated with p53 staining results, and p53 alterations (mutations or marked immunopositivity) had no prognostic value. Our results indicate that point mutations in exons 7 and 8 are more frequent than previously reported in primary melanomas, and such changes may be important for the development of certain melanoma subgroups.

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