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Hyperglycemia promotes K-Ras-induced lung tumorigenesis through BASCs amplification.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Micucci Carla, Orciari Silvia, Catalano Alfonso
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenic K-Ras represents the most common molecular change in human lung adenocarcinomas, the major histologic subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The presence of K-Ras mutation is associated with a poor prognosis, but no effective treatment strategies are available for K-Ras -mutant NSCLC. Epidemiological studies report higher lung cancer mortality rates in patients with type 2 diabetes. Here, we use...
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