A polymorphism in HDM2 (SNP309) associates with early onset in superficial tumors, TP53 mutations, and poor outcome in invasive bladder cancer
Sanchez-Carbayo M, Socci ND, Kirchoff T, Erill N, Offit K, Bochner BH and Cordon-Cardo C.
Division of Molecular Pathology, Computational Biology Center, and Departments of Medicine and Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, Madrid, Spain; and BIOPAT, Grup Assistencia, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract
Purpose: The HDM2 gene represents one of the central nodes in the p53 pathway. A recent study reported the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP309) in the HDM2 promoter region with accelerated […]