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Retroviral Insertion and Oncogene Activation /

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This book provides a comprehensive review of a key step involved in cancers induced by retroviruses - insertional mutagenesis and oncogene activation. Neoplastic diseases induced by avian, murine, feline and human retroviruses are reviewed in detail to illustrate the principles of these processes. T...

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Main Author: Kung, H. J. (Hsing-Jien)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Vogt, Peter K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991.
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 171.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Oncology.
Microbiology.
Medical virology.
Cytology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book provides a comprehensive review of a key step involved in cancers induced by retroviruses - insertional mutagenesis and oncogene activation. Neoplastic diseases induced by avian, murine, feline and human retroviruses are reviewed in detail to illustrate the principles of these processes. The involvement of the individual oncogenes in tumorigenesis as well as in the normal growth pathway is analyzed. The mechanisms of oncogene activation and oncogene capturing by retroviruses are discussed.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 179 pages 18 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642765247 (electronic bk.)
3642765246 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0070-217X ;