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Abstract
This paper suggests that recurrent regions of somatic hemizygosity might exist in tumours because they enable a reduction in the expression levels of genes that restrict cell proliferation and survival, and minimize the loss of genes that are essential for cell survival.Entities:
Year: 2012 PMID: 22722395 DOI: 10.1038/nrc3307
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Cancer ISSN: 1474-175X Impact factor: 60.716