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ReviewMolecular and cellular endocrinology2012

Towards an understanding of the role of p53 in adrenocortical carcinogenesis.

Jonathan D Wasserman, Gerard P Zambetti, David Malkin

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Review in Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Cushing syndrome.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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  8. Pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022
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  15. Adrenocortical Carcinoma Steroid Profiles:Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021
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  20. Adrenocortical tumorigenesis: Lessons from genetics.Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jonathan D WassermanDivision of Endocrinology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. Jonathan.Wasserman@sickkids.ca
Gerard P Zambetti
David Malkin
Hospital for Sick Children · CASt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
MUTANT P53 GAIN OF FUNCTION IN TURMORIGENISISR01CA063230 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI ZAMBETTI, GERARD PAUL · 1995 to 2007
$2.3M
Understanding the Structural Mechanism of Puma-induced ApoptosisR01GM083159 · NIGMS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KRIWACKI, RICHARD W · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
CIHR MOP-97834NCI NIH HHS CA-21765NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS R01 CA063230NIGMS NIH HHS GM-083159NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083159
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is recognized to be a component tumor of the Li Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), a familial cancer predisposition resulting from germline mutations in the p53 tumor-suppressor. p53 activity is tightly regulated by multiple post-translational mechanisms, disruption of which may lead to tumorigenesis. ACC is present in disproportionately high rates among p53-mutation carriers, suggesting tissue-specific manifestations of p53 deficiency. Additionally, p53-associated ACC demonstrates a strong predominance in infants and children. Several of the p53 alleles associated with pediatric ACC, however, retain significant wild-type activity and demonstrate incomplete penetrance, a finding distinct from other LFS-component tumors. In this review, we discuss the relationship between p53 and adrenocortical carcinogenesis, with specific focus on disease-specific alleles, tumorigenesis in the context of adrenal development and potential therapeutic approaches to p53-associated ACC.

Indexed as

Adrenal Cortex NeoplasmsAdrenocortical CarcinomaAllelesCell Transformation, NeoplasticPenetranceTumor Suppressor Protein p53AdolescentAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantLi-Fraumeni SyndromeOrgan SpecificityTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53

Identifiers

PMID21930187
PMCPMC3288384
OpenAlexW2063635264

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