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Overexpression of the N-ras proto-oncogene, not somatic mutational activation, associated with malignant tumors in transgenic mice.
Oncogene - 1 Oct 1992
Mangues R, Seidman I, Gordon J W, Pellicer A
Abstract excerpt
We have produced transgenic mice that carry a foreign gene construct consisting of the N-ras proto-oncogene driven by the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) long terminal repeat. Overexpression of the normal N-ras gene is associated with development of hyperplasias and tumors in a variety of tissues. The tumors are clearly malignant, as evidenced by the presence of metastatic lesions. Extensive analysis of the...
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