Article
Molecular markers in lung cancer: prognostic role and relationship to smoking.
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia - 1 Jan 2000
Duarte Ricardo Luiz de Menezes, Paschoal Marcos Eduardo Machado
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer. Although most lung cancer cases are linked to smoking, only a minority of heavy smokers develop lung cancer, leading to the notion that genetic factors affect individual susceptibility. The principal molecular changes in lung cancer are seen in tumor suppressor genes, proto-oncogenes, growth factors, telomerase...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.