A critical role for telomeres in suppressing and facilitating carcinogenesis

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-46

  Artandi, S E ^a   DePinho, R A ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53; TELOMERASE;

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0034003333     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)00047-7     Document Type: Review

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