. . "1" . "2005-2-11" . "OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between p53 codon 72 polymorphism and susceptibility to keloid. METHODS: The p53 genotypes were detected by polymerase chain reaction-reverse dot blot (PCR-RDB) and DNA direct sequencing among 15 healthy controls and 15 patients with keloid. RESULTS: The frequency of the Pro allele (P = 0.035) and Pro/Pro genotype (P = 0.030) in patients was significantly higher than that in the controls. There was no significant difference in the frequency of Pro/Arg and Arg/Arg genotypes between patients and controls. CONCLUSION: The p53 gene codon 72 polymorphism may play a role in susceptibility to keloid." . "chi" . . "IM" . . . . . "MEDLINE" . "Jan" . "1002-1892" . . . . . . . . "Print" . "19" . "NLM" . "Y" . "28-30" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2005" . "[p53 gene codon 72 polymorphism and susceptibility to keloid in Chinese population]" . "Department of Plastic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University (the First Military Medical University), Guangzhou Guangdong 510515, PR China." . "Journal Article" . "Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't" . "English Abstract" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .