Enhancement of lung tumorigenesis in a <it>Gprc5a </it>Knockout mouse by chronic extrinsic airway inflammation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although cigarette smoking is the principal cause of lung carcinogenesis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease of the lung, has been identified as an independent risk factor for lung cancer. Bacterial...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | Molecular Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/11/1/4 |