Telomerase Activity in Cancer
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Advances in Anatomic Pathology
- Vol. 5 (2) , 86-94
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00125480-199803000-00002
Abstract
Telomerase is an important enzyme required for maintenance of chromosome ends (telomeres) during cell division. Since elevated activity of telomerase has been selectively demonstrated in a large number of human cancers, it has generated considerable excitement as a potential cancer marker, a prognostic factor, and a target of possible anticancer strategy. This article details diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic prospects linked to the measurement of telomerase activity and the growing complexity of its regulation and function.Keywords
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