title: Mutation of the p53 gene in human soft tissue sarcomas: association with abnormalities of the RB1 gene.
abstract: Soft tissue sarcomas have been examined for alterations in the p53 gene. In six sarcomas, loss or rearrangement of both alleles of this gene was detected while in a further seven sarcomas, point mutation or absence of transcription of the p53 gene was observed. Abnormalities of the p53 gene were found in several classes of soft tissue sarcoma, including leiomyosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomas and malignant fibrous histiocytomas. Our studies also show that abnormalities of the RB1 suppressor gene and of the p53 gene frequently occur together. These results are consistent with the idea that the p53 gene is a tumour suppressor gene and indicate that coincident inactivation of more than one tumour suppressor gene may, in some cases, be required for tumour development.
authors.affiliation: Section of Chemical Carcinogenesis, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Gusterson
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D005091:Exons; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D016161:Genes, Retinoblastoma / Q000235:genetics*; D016158:Genes, p53 / Q000235:genetics*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000235:genetics*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic