Extensive Proliferation of Human Cancer Cells with Ever-Shorter Telomeres
Summary: Acquisition of replicative immortality is currently regarded as essential for malignant transformation. This is achieved by activating a telomere lengthening mechanism (TLM), either telomerase or alternative lengthening of telomeres, to counter normal telomere attrition. However, a substant...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717307611 |