Using evolvable genetic cellular automata to model breast cancer

Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-393

  Bankhead III, Armand ^a   Heckendorn, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

DCIS; Ductal simulation; Genetic cellular automata; Hereditary breast cancer; Hereditary genetic predisposition; Progenitor hierarchy

Indexed keywords

DUCTAL SIMULATION; GENETIC CELLULAR AUTOMATA; HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER; HEREDITARY GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; PROGENITOR HIERARCHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUMORS;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA;

EID: 36148952486     PISSN: 13892576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10710-007-9042-x     Document Type: Article

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