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Survivin expression in normal human bronchial epithelial cells: an early and critical step in tumorigenesis induced by tobacco exposure.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Aug 2008
Jin Quanri, Menter David G, Mao Li, Hong Waun Ki, Lee Ho-Young
Abstract excerpt
The inhibitor of apoptosis protein survivin is selectively expressed in tumor cells. The tobacco component nicotine increases the transcription of the survivin gene in non-small cell lung cancer cells. However, the role of survivin expression induced by tobacco component is not clear during lung...
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