Article
Activated ras genes occur in human actinic keratoses, premalignant precursors to squamous cell carcinomas.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Jul 1995
Spencer J M, Kahn S M, Jiang W, DeLeo V A, Weinstein I B
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND/DESIGN: The clonal theory of cancer predicts that transformed cells within a given tumor are derived from a single initiated precursor. Advancement of this precursor through various stages of tumor development occurs with the further accumulation of selective genetic and epigenetic lesions. Mammalian ras genes are important constituents of mitogenic signaling pathways, and when activated,...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Keratosis
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Precancerous Conditions
- Skin Neoplasms
- Transcriptional Activation
