Retinoblastoma: teacher of cancer biology and medicine
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Retinoblastoma: teacher of cancer biology and medicine
Abstract
Retinoblastoma attracts the interest of oncologists as well as cancer biologists. Knudson discusses why retinoblastoma has been a model for guiding our understanding of cancer genes.
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Use of preclinical models to improve treatment of retinoblastoma.PLoS Med. 2005 Oct;2(10):e332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020332. Epub 2005 Oct 25. PLoS Med. 2005. PMID: 16231976 Free PMC article. Review.
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