Immunofluorometric assay of p53 protein versus sequencing of p53 exons 5 to 9 for the detection of p53 abnormalities in ovarian carcinoma.
Lianidou E, Levesque M, Katsaros D, Angelopoulou K, Yu H, Genta F, Arisio R, Massobrio M, Bharaj B, Diamandis E. Immunofluorometric assay of p53 protein versus sequencing of p53 exons 5 to 9 for the detection of p53 abnormalities in ovarian carcinoma. Anticancer Research 1999, 19: 749-56. PMID: 10216487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP53 protein accumulationOvarian carcinomaP53 abnormalitiesP53 mutationsP53 proteinMissense point mutationsPrimary epithelial ovarian carcinomaEpithelial ovarian carcinomaGrade 3 lesionsCM-1 antibodyP53 protein overexpressionP53 exons 5Exon 5Unfavorable prognosisMutant p53 proteinP53 alterationsSerous histotypeClinical valueStage IIIDO-1Most malignanciesImmunofluorometric assayCarcinomaTumor tissueProtein accumulation