NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.329, sa.10, ss.690-694, 1993 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. The proto-oncogene bcl-2 encodes a protein that inhibits programmed cell death (apoptosis). The protein is expressed in basal cells in normal human epithelium, but no data are available on the frequency or clinical importance of its expression in carcinoma. We studied bcl-2 expression in patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma and correlated this phenomenon with survival.