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Bladder cancer. I. Molecular and genetic basis of carcinogenesis.
European urology - 1 May 2001
Brandau S, Böhle A
Abstract excerpt
The transformation of a normal into a malignant cell is a multistep mechanism, which involves various alterations on the molecular and genetic level. These molecular alterations occur spontaneously or are induced by carcinogens (e.g. naphthylamine--a component of cigarette smoke and one of the most important carcinogens leading to bladder tumor carcinogenesis). This report summarizes some of the most important...
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