Is the cancer process caused by deletion of one or more differentiation genes normally activated by steroid hormones?

Abstract:

:The hypothesis is proposed that: 1. Aflatoxin B1 and polycyclic hydrocarbon carcinogens cause the deletion of genes necessary for the production of a substance required for differentiation of the cell and activated by a steroid hormone possibly a corticosteroid. 2. Such genes could include genes for production of: glutamine transaminase, glutamine synthetase, genes involving vitamin A metabolism. 3. Deletion of any of these genes could cause the cell to remain in an undifferentiated and replicating state.

journal_name

Med Hypotheses

journal_title

Medical hypotheses

authors

Money-Kyrle AF

doi

10.1016/0306-9877(79)90046-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1979-09-01 00:00:00

pages

987-94

issue

9

eissn

0306-9877

issn

1532-2777

pii

0306-9877(79)90046-X

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5

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