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Table 12 Mutations of C to other bases in hypermutable codons 248 and 273

From: Mechanisms of genotoxin-induced transcription and hypermutation in p53

 

A

G

T

Total C mutations including lung (728)

11

21

696

Percent of total

1.5%

2.9%

95.6%

Lung mutations (63)

3

2

58

Percent of lung

4.8%

3.2%

92.1%

Difference in total C mutations due to the presence of lung C mutations

+3.3%

+0.3%

-3.5%

  1. These hypermutable bases consist of the first two positions of codons 248 and 273.
  2. The composition of the bases analyzed is 2 Cs and 2Gs. Table 12 shows the ultimate fate of C mutations in all cancers due to the presence of lung cancers.