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Loss of the p53/p63 target PERP is an early event in oral carcinogenesis and correlates with higher rate of local relapse.

Kong CS, Cao H, Kwok S, Nguyen CM, Jordan RC, Beaudry VG, Attardi LD, Le QT. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013; 115 (1): 95-103

PERP is a p53/p63-regulated gene encoding a desmosomal protein that plays a critical role in cell-cell adhesion and tumor suppression.

PubMedID: 23217540