Tumor Suppression: Lessons in p16 from phylum Falconium
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Increasingly, biochemical and genetic evidence indicates that mutations in the gene encoding p16, an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases, may play a role in some forms of hereditary and sporadic tumors.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995