HOX gene expression in normal and neoplastic human kidney.

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As a consequence of transformation, cancer cells generally lose some of their differentiative properties. Thus, alterations interfering with the genetic mechanisms required to maintain embryonic determination could lead to tumorigenesis. Homeobox genes are a network of genes encoding nuclear proteins containing DNA-binding homeodomains that are highly conserved throughout evolution. They are expressed in a...

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