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CIGene: a literature-based online resource for cancer initiation genes.
BMC genomics - 25 Jul 2018
Liu Yining, Luo Mingyu, Li Qijun, Lu Jiachun, Zhao Min, Qu Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cancer initiation genes (CIGs) are genes that can directly promote cell proliferation or induce cancer. There are thousands of published studies identifying various CIGs; however, no systematic collection or description is available. RESULTS: To construct a CIG reference for genetic screening, we have collected 177 human genes curated from 1507 PubMed abstracts. To facilitate data queries and...
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