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Functional viability profiles of breast cancer.
Cancer discovery - 1 Aug 2011
Brough Rachel, Frankum Jessica R, Sims David, Mackay Alan, Mendes-Pereira Ana M, Bajrami Ilirjana, Costa-Cabral Sara, Rafiq Rumana, Ahmad Amar S, Cerone Maria Antonietta, Natrajan Rachael, Sharpe Rachel, Shiu Kai-Keen, Wetterskog Daniel, Dedes Konstantine J, Lambros Maryou B, Rawjee Teeara, Linardopoulos Spiros, Reis-Filho Jorge S, Turner Nicholas C, Lord Christopher J, Ashworth Alan
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UNLABELLED: The design of targeted therapeutic strategies for cancer has largely been driven by the identification of tumor-specific genetic changes. However, the large number of genetic alterations present in tumor cells means that it is difficult to discriminate between genes that are critical for maintaining the disease state and those that are merely coincidental. Even when critical genes can be identified,...
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