Enhancement of lung tumorigenesis in a <it>Gprc5a </it>Knockout mouse by chronic extrinsic airway inflammation

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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Main Authors: Barta Peter, Van Pelt Carolyn, Men Taoyan, Dickey Burton F, Lotan Reuben, Moghaddam Seyed Javad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Subjects:
lung cancer
inflammation
COPD
Gpcr5a
NTHi
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/11/1/4

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