Aneuploidy directly contribute to carcinogenesis by disrupting the asymmetric division of adult stem cells

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 237-238

  Zhang, Feng ^a   Zhao, Daqing ^a   Wang, Shufang ^a   Hong, Liu ^a   Li, Qing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CARCINOGENESIS; CATALYST; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; DIPLOIDY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LETTER; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

EID: 33750725490     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.06.007     Document Type: Letter

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