Expression of beclin 1 in non-small cell lung cancer: an immunohistochemical study.

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BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking causes a variety of adverse human health effects, including lung cancer. The molecular events associated with smoke-induced carcinogenesis are thought to be related in part to autophagy. Beclin 1 is an important autophagy-related protein involved in cell death and ce...

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