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p53

A gene which normally regulates the cell cycle and protects the cell from damage to its genome. Mutations in this gene cause cells to develop cancerous abnormalities.

Dr. Paul Meltzer, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines p53.

Related terms: cancer, cell, chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), gene, genome, mutation, protein.

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