28 Kappler Kappler M M Bache Bache M M Bartel Bartel F F Kotzsch Kotzsch M M Panian Panian M M 2004 2004 Knockdown of survivin expression by small interfering RNA reduces the clonogenic survival of human sarcoma cell lines independently of p53 Knockdown of survivin expression by small interfering RNA reduces the clonogenic survival of human sarcoma cell lines independently of p53 Cancer Gene Ther Cancer Gene Ther 11 11 186 186 193 193 14739938 14739938. The gene discussed is BIRC5; the disease is sarcoma.