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Towards a metabolic therapy of cancer?
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis - 1 Dec 2012
Chiu Martina, Ottaviani Laura, Bianchi Massimiliano G, Franchi-Gazzola Renata, Bussolati Ovidio
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It is increasingly appreciated that cancer cells must be endowed with specific metabolic adaptations to support enhanced growth and to ensure survival under stressful conditions. On the other hand, many oncogenic mutations of protooncogenes and tumor suppressor genes directly cause metabolic derangements and, conversely, mutations of enzymes have been found to underlie several forms of cancer. Thus,...
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