Answer to Question #163664 in Molecular Biology for Nikhil Verma

Molecular Biology

Question #163664

A 12-year-old boy has been diagnosed with a sarcoma of the lower jaw. The boy's parents are healthy. What mutation underlies this mutation?

Expert's answer

germline mutation of the p53 tumor suppressor.

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