Article
Hypothesis on the role of cytoplasmic "short base sequences" in carcinogenesis.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Jing-Yao, Xie Lin, Tai Ming-Hui, Wu Qi-Fei, Liu Chang
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a highly complex medical problem with ramifications for public health throughout the world. Most studies have mainly focused on change in the nuclei as being aetiologically responsible. Few have examined the relationship between the cytoplasm and cancer, despite the fact that research has indicated that the cytoplasmic environment is an important factor for cellular differentiation and that the genetic...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Carcinogenesis
- Cytoplasm
- DNA
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Neoplastic Stem Cells
