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Synthetic lethality between Rb, p53 and Dicer or miR-17-92 in retinal progenitors suppresses retinoblastoma formation.
Nature cell biology - 1 Sept 2012
Nittner David, Lambertz Irina, Clermont Frederic, Mestdagh Pieter, Köhler Corinna, Nielsen Søren Jensby, Jochemsen Aart, Speleman Frank, Vandesompele Jo, Dyer Michael A, Schramm Alexander, Schulte Johannes H, Marine Jean-Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Synthetic lethality is a promising strategy for specific targeting of cancer cells that carry mutations that are absent in normal cells. This approach may help overcome the challenge associated with targeting dysfunctional tumour suppressors, such as p53 and Rb (refs 1, 2). Here we show that Dice...
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