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Advances in the molecular biology of malignant mesothelioma.
Acta medica Okayama - 1 Feb 2008
Toyooka Shinichi, Kishimoto Takumi, Date Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a highly aggressive tumor with a dismal prognosis. The incidence of MM is increasing as a result of widespread exposure to asbestos. As for the molecular alterations that occur in MM, chromosome alterations including homo-deletion of the P16 and P14 genes located in the 9p21 are well known. Mutations are rare in the P53 and Ras genes, which are frequently present in epithelial solid...
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