Tumour Suppressor Genes—One Hit Can Be Enough
Open Access
- 17 February 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 2 (2) , e40
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020040
Abstract
A paper published in 1998 showed that loss of only one copy of the p53 tumor suppressor gene is sometimes enough to initiate carcinogenesis.Keywords
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