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Rb inactivation promotes genomic instability by uncoupling cell cycle progression from mitotic control.
Nature - 12 Aug 2004
Hernando Eva, Nahlé Zaher, Juan Gloria, Diaz-Rodriguez Elena, Alaminos Miguel, Hemann Michael, Michel Loren, Mittal Vivek, Gerald William, Benezra Robert, Lowe Scott W, Cordon-Cardo Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Advanced human cancers are invariably aneuploid, in that they harbour cells with abnormal chromosome numbers. However, the molecular defects underlying this trait, and whether they are a cause or a consequence of the malignant phenotype, are not clear. Mutations that disable the retinoblastoma (Rb) pathway are also common in human cancers. These mutations promote tumour development by deregulating the E2F family...
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