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Frequent p16INK4A/CDKN2A alterations in chemically induced Syrian golden hamster pancreatic tumors.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2004
Li Junan, Weghorst Christopher M, Tsutsumi Masahiro, Poi Ming J, Knobloch Thomas J, Casto Bruce C, Melvin W Scott, Tsai Ming-Daw, Muscarella Peter
Abstract excerpt
The p16INK4A/CDKN2A (p16) tumor suppressor gene is known to be inactivated in up to 98% of human pancreatic cancer specimens. Chemically induced pancreatic tumors in Syrian golden hamsters have been demonstrated to share many morphological and biological similarities with human pancreatic tumors and represent a potentially suitable model for the evaluation of therapies targeting p16. The purpose of this study was...
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