The use of DNA transposons for cancer gene discovery in mice

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 477, Issue C, 2010, Pages 91-106

  Vassiliou, George ^a   Rad, Roland ^a   Bradley, Allan ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE INACTIVATION; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; TRANSPOSON; TUMOR GENE;

MAMMALIA; MUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955395759     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(10)77006-3     Document Type: Chapter

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