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Role of the retinoblastoma protein in the pathogenesis of human cancer.
1 Nov 1997
Abstract excerpt
The retinoblastoma gene (RB-1) was originally identified as the gene involved in hereditary retinoblastoma. However, RB-1 mutations are found in a number of common mesenchymal and epithelial malignancies. The retinoblastoma protein (pRB) acts as a transcriptional regulator of genes involved in DNA synthesis and cell-cycle control. In this regard, the functional interaction between pRB and the E2F transcription...
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