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ea0026p29 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2011

TP53 and adrenocortical cancer: analysis of germline mutations and polymorphic changes in 140 patients

Herrmann Leonie , Heinze Britta , Fassnacht Martin , Willenberg Holger , Quinkler Marcus , Reisch Nicole , Allolio Bruno , Hahner Stefanie

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is part of the Li-Fraumeni tumour syndrome which is due to germline mutations in TP53. Recent studies demonstrate low penetrance mutations leading to later tumour manifestation. Furthermore, in ACC mutations outside the hotspot region have been found. TP53-polymorphisms have also been described to impact on p53 function. We, therefore investigated TP53 sequence alterations in a large cohort of adult patients with ACC.Method...