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SUBMITTER: Tantengco OAG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745237 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tantengco Ourlad Alzeus G OAG Nakura Yukiko Y Yoshimura Michinobu M Llamas-Clark Erlidia F EF Yanagihara Itaru I
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 20190701 7
Background: PIK3CA and MDM2 SNP309 have been studied to be associated with cervical cancer. PIK3CA mutation is associated with poor treatment response and low survival rate while MDM2 is associated with tumorigenesis and poor prognosis in cervical cancer. Thus, we determined the prevalence of PIK3CA and MDM2 mutations in Filipino cervical cancer patients. Methods: Twenty-eight formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded cervical squamous cell carcinoma and 16 non-malignant cervix tissue biopsies of Filipin ...[more]