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Whole exome sequencing of an asbestos-induced wild-type murine model of malignant mesothelioma.
BMC cancer - 2 Jun 2017
Sneddon Sophie, Patch Ann-Marie, Dick Ian M, Kazakoff Stephen, Pearson John V, Waddell Nicola, Allcock Richard J N, Holt Robert A, Robinson Bruce W S, Creaney Jenette
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer of the pleural and peritoneal cavities caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos-induced mesotheliomas in wild-type mice have been used extensively as a preclinical model because they are phenotypically identical to their human counterpart. However, it is not known if the genetic lesions in these mice tumours are similar to in the human disease, a...
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