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Functional loss of tumour suppressor genes in multistage chemical carcinogenesis.
Princess Takamatsu symposia - 1 Jan 1991
Balmain A, Kemp C J, Burns P A, Stoler A B, Fowlis D J, Akhurst R J
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Studies of multistage carcinogenesis in mouse skin have provided many of the early concepts of tumour initiation, promotion and progression. Genetic approaches have led to the identification of a number of mutational alterations in proto-oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes which take place at specific stages of carcinogenesis in this particular system. Initiation involves, at least in a proportion of tumours,...
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