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Increased telomerase activities in human pancreatic duct adenocarcinomas.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann - 1 Oct 1997
Tsutsumi M, Tsujiuchi T, Ishikawa O, Majima T, Yoshimoto M, Sasaki Y, Fukuda T, Oohigashi H, Konishi Y
Abstract excerpt
Telomerase is a key enzyme with regard to immortalization of cancer cells and increased activity has been demonstrated in various human malignant neoplasms. Since little is known of its role in pancreatic cancers, we investigated changes in telomerase activity in human pancreatic duct adenocarcinomas and compared the frequency of increased telomerase activity with the presence of K-ras gene mutations. The samples...
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