Navid Sobhani

Research Scientist, Ph.D.


Curriculum vitae


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Department of Cancer Biology

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center



Comment on my bioinformatic paper "p53 Antibodies as a Diagnostic Marker for Cancer: A Meta-Analysis"


October 07, 2023

The article focuses on the topic of p53 antibodies (p53 Abs) as a diagnostic marker for cancer and presents a meta-analysis on the prognostic value of p53 Abs in patients with solid tumors.

The article begins by introducing the significance of p53 as a tumor suppressor protein that is frequently mutated in various cancers. It mentions the autoregulation of p53 by MDM2 and the production of p53 Abs in response to high p53 expression or exposure of the p53-wt region in cancer patients. The role of p53 Abs in cancer prognosis is discussed, highlighting their potential as prognostic biomarkers.

The article then describes the methodology used in the meta-analysis, including the search criteria for selecting relevant studies and the inclusion and exclusion criteria. It mentions the number of studies and patients included in the analysis and states that the pooled analysis showed a significant correlation between the expression of p53 Abs in the serum and poorer survival outcomes in cancer patients.

However, it's important to note that the content provided is still a truncated version of the complete article, and additional sections such as the analysis, discussion, and conclusion are not included.

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