Oncogenes and cancer: clinical applications.

doi:10.3949/ccjm.57.8.721

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Oncogenes and cancer: clinical applications.

Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine - 1 Jan 2000

Fishleder A J

Abstract excerpt

Oncogenes are aberrant forms of proto-oncogenes, which are normal cellular genes that participate in cell growth and development; proto-oncogenes contribute to tumor formation when mutations or chromosomal translocation cause them to escape normal controls. Anti-oncogenes, also involved in neopla...

Topics

Breast Neoplasms
Chromosome Mapping
Female
Humans
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Mutation
Neuroblastoma
Oncogenes
Polymorphism, Genetic
Retinoblastoma
Translocation, Genetic

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