Protein limits bladder cancer spread
The natural protein called p21 plays a key role in limiting the recurrence of tumors in bladder cancer patients.
References:
Stein, J.P. . . . R.J. Cote. 1998. Effect of p21WAF1/CIP1 expression on tumor progression in bladder cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 90(July 15):1072.
Further Readings:
Esrig, E., et al. 1994. Accumulation of nuclear p53 and tumor progression in bladder cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 331:1259.
Millikan, R.E., and C.J. Logothetis. 1998. Prospects for optimized clinical management of bladder cancer by application of phenotypic markers. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 90(July 15):1028.
Sources:
Richard J. Cote
University of Southern California
Kenneth Norris Jr. Comprehensive Cancer Center
1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
E-mail: cote_r@mikey.hsc.usc.eduCurtis C. Harris
National Cancer Institute
Laboratory of Human Carcinogensis
Building 37, Room 2C05
Bethesda, MD 20892
8/15/98
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