title: Immunohistochemical detection of p53 protein in ameloblastoma types.
abstract: Overexpression of p53 protein in unicystic ameloblastoma (uAB) is denser than in the conventional ameloblastoma (cAB) type, indicating increased wild type p53--suppressing the growth potential of uAB and denoting the early event of neoplastic transformation, probably of a previous odontogenic cyst. Overexpression of p53 in borderline cAB and malignant ameloblastoma (mAB) types might reflect a mutational p53 protein playing an oncogenic role, promoting tumour growth. Overexpression of p53 protein could be a valid screening method for predicting underlying malignant genetic changes in AB types, through increased frequency of immunoreactive cells or increased staining density.
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: el-Sissy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53