TY - JOUR AU - Abdulamir, A.S. AU - Hafidh, R.R. AU - Mahdi, L.K. AU - Al-jeboori, T.R. AU - Abubaker, F. AU - Abbas, K.A. PY - 2008 TI - The Interplay between p53 and p21 Tumor Suppressor Proteins in the Transformation of Colorectal Adenoma to Carcinoma JF - American Journal of Immunology VL - 4 IS - 2 DO - 10.3844/ajisp.2008.14.22 UR - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajisp.2008.14.22 AB - This study was carried out for evaluating the interplay of p53, p21 and Ki-67 proteins along the colorectal adenoma-carcinoma oncogenic transformation sequel. Therefore, Fifty colorectal cancer and 14 adenoma patients were involved. The histopathological expression of p53, p21 and Ki-67 proteins was evaluated by immunohistochemistry assay. The results revealed that remarkable overexpression of p53 protein was seen in the tumorous sections of cancer patients more than that in adenoma patients (p