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Genetic Instability and Tumorigenesis
Michael B. . Ed(S): Kastan
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kastan, Michael B. Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Num Pages: 187 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMR; PSB; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 305.
M. B. KASTAN Cancer is a disease resulting from alterations of cellular genes which cause phe notypic changes in somatic cells. Usually, when we think about genetic diseases, we think about inheriting one or two abnormal genes from our parents and these gene abnormalities confer the disease phenotype. In contrast, in the majority of cancers, no such inherited gene abnormalities can be identified (which does not mean that they do not exist) and there is no obvious family history suggesting an inherited disease. The vast majority of genes which are altered in the cancer cells are not transmitted through the ... Read more
M. B. KASTAN Cancer is a disease resulting from alterations of cellular genes which cause phe notypic changes in somatic cells. Usually, when we think about genetic diseases, we think about inheriting one or two abnormal genes from our parents and these gene abnormalities confer the disease phenotype. In contrast, in the majority of cancers, no such inherited gene abnormalities can be identified (which does not mean that they do not exist) and there is no obvious family history suggesting an inherited disease. The vast majority of genes which are altered in the cancer cells are not transmitted through the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
Series
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642644344
SKU
V9783642644344
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