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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
The majority of primary bladder neoplasms are known to arise within the mucosa around the ureteric orifices and bladder base. This may be due to the mucosa in this area being more susceptible to carcinogens than other areas of the bladder. Deficiency in the nucleotide salvage pathway enzyme thymidine kinase (TK), and especially its TK1 isozyme, has been shown to predispose cell lines to increased mutagenesis. Total TK and TK1 activities were measured in mucosal samples taken adjacent to the ureteric orifices and dome in 32 normal bladders and both total TK and TK1 were shown to be significantly decreased in the mucosa adjacent to the ureteric orifices. This may explain why primary bladder neoplasms occur more commonly in this site.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0007-1331
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Why do most primary bladder neoplasms first appear around the ureteric orifices?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Belfast City Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't