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. 2013 Jun 1;12(11):1804-5.
doi: 10.4161/cc.24940. Epub 2013 May 8.

Cellular immortalization and neoplastic transformation: Simultaneous, sequential or independent? Telomeres, telomerase or karyotypic variations?

Chiara Mondello  1 , Ilaria Chiodi
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Cellular immortalization and neoplastic transformation: Simultaneous, sequential or independent? Telomeres, telomerase or karyotypic variations?

Chiara Mondello et al. Cell Cycle. .
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Keywords: cancer; cellular transformation; chromosomal aberration; karyotype; microarray; oncogene; telomerase; telomere; transcription profiling; tumorsuppressor gene.

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