Abstract:
:Engineering cancer-associated mutations into the mouse germline is an important tool for biological studies of growth control and tumorigenesis. Tractable models of many human cancers now exist in which the initiating genetic lesions have been elucidated and, in some instances, where the cooperating lesions are also known. The urgent need for more effective strategies for treating human cancer has stimulated interest in harnessing these models to test therapeutic agents. Although the ultimate value of genetically engineered mouse models for cancer drug discovery is unknown, several encouraging experiments provide proof of principle.
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Curr Opin Genet Devjournal_title
Current opinion in genetics & developmentauthors
Weiss B,Shannon Kdoi
10.1016/s0959-437x(02)00016-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-02-01 00:00:00pages
84-9issue
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0959-437Xissn
1879-0380pii
S0959437X02000163journal_volume
13pub_type
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