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Targeted disruption of FANCC and FANCG in human cancer provides a preclinical model for specific therapeutic options.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2006
Gallmeier Eike, Calhoun Eric S, Rago Carlo, Brody Jonathan R, Cunningham Steven C, Hucl Tomas, Gorospe Myriam, Kohli Manu, Lengauer Christoph, Kern Scott E
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: How specifically to treat pancreatic and other cancers harboring Fanconi anemia gene mutations has raised great interest recently, yet preclinical studies have been hampered by the lack of well-controlled human cancer models. METHODS: We endogenously disrupted FANCC and FANCG in a human adenocarcinoma cell line and determined the impact of these genes on drug sensitivity, irradiation...
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