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Alternative lengthening of telomeres in the human adrenocortical carcinoma cell line H295R.
International journal of oncology - 1 Aug 2006
Fujiwara Masachika, Kamma Hiroshi, Wu Wenwen, Yano Yukiko, Homma Shinsuke, Satoh Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Telomere maintenance can occur in the absence of telomerase by a mechanism referred to as alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). ALT is considered to be rare in tumors of epithelial origin. The biological significance and molecular mechanism of ALT have not been well studied in human cancers. It has been reported that clinical samples of adrenocortical carcinoma show a low incidence of telomerase positivity....
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