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Insights into cancer from transgenic mouse models.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 1999
Macleod K F, Jacks T
Abstract excerpt
The generation of mice designed to overexpress activated forms of oncogenes or carrying targeted mutations in tumour suppressor genes, has allowed scientists to causally link the function of these genes with specific tumour processes, such as proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis or metastasis. In addition, these mice have been interbred to assess the extent of cooperativity between different genetic lesions in...
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