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Abstract
Cancer cells show characteristic telomere dynamics. Their chromosomes usually have short telomeres and a high telomerase activity. The "telomere crisis model" proposed here suggests that these unique telomeric features are responsible for the progression of cancer.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9020020 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.5928
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575