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Molecular biology as a tool for the treatment of cancer.
Clinical and experimental medicine - 1 Nov 2018
de Castro Sant' Anna Carla, Junior Alberto Gomes Ferreira, Soares Paulo, Tuji Fabricio, Paschoal Eric, Chaves Luiz Cláudio, Burbano Rommel Rodriguez
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a genetic disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and metastasis. Cancer can have a number of causes, such the activation of oncogenes, the inactivation of tumor-suppressing genes, mutagenesis provoked by external factors, and epigenetic modifications. The development of diagnostic tools and treatments using a molecular biological approach permits the use of sensitive, low-cost, noninvasive...
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