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KRAS: feeding pancreatic cancer proliferation.
Trends in biochemical sciences - 1 Feb 2014
Bryant Kirsten L, Mancias Joseph D, Kimmelman Alec C, Der Channing J
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenic KRAS mutation is the signature genetic event in the progression and growth of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), an almost universally fatal disease. Although it has been appreciated for some time that nearly 95% of PDAC harbor mutationally activated KRAS, to date no effective treatments that target this mutant protein have reached the clinic. A number of studies have shown that oncogenic KRAS...
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