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Modulation of tumor induction and progression of oncogenic K-ras-positive tumors in the presence of TGF- b1 haploinsufficiency.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Dec 2007
Pandey Jyotsna, Umphress Sarah M, Kang Yang, Angdisen Jerry, Naumova Alena, Mercer Kim L, Jacks Tyler, Jakowlew Sonia B
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenic K-ras is one of the most common genetic alterations in human lung adenocarcinomas. In addition, inactivation of clusters of tumor suppressor genes is required to bring about classical characteristics of cancer including angiogenesis as a prelude to invasion and metastasis. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) 1 is a tumor suppressor gene that is implicated in lung cancer progression. Although in...
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