Elevated levels of wild-type p53 in testicular tumors may contribute to their sensitivity to DNA damaging drugs and explain their high cure rate (pages 804–810).
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Chresta, C., Hickman, J. Oddball p53 in testicular tumors. Nat Med 2, 745–746 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0796-745
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