Genes and the biology of cancer / Harold Varmus, Robert A. Weinberg.

  • Varmus, Harold.
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[1993], ©1993
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New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman and Co., [1993], ©1993.

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vii, 214 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

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Genes, cells and complex organisms -- The nature of cancer -- Clues to the origin of cancer -- The genetic elements governing cancer proto-oncogenes -- The genetic elements governing cancer tumor suppressor genes -- Distortion of growth control in cancer cells -- Multistep carcinogenesis -- Cancer genes in the clinic.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]) and index

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  • 0716750376