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Cancer Gene Therapy
Recent findings from Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute highlight research in cancer gene therapy
August 19th, 2008
A report, 'Telomere maintenance in laser capture microdissection-purified Barrett's adenocarcinoma cells and effect of telomerase inhibition in vivo,' is newly published data in Clinical Cancer Research. "The aims of this study were to investigate telomere function in normal and Barrett's esophageal adenocarcinoma (BEAC) cells purified by laser capture microdissection and to evaluate the effect of telomerase inhibition in cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Epithelial cells were purified from surgically resected esophagi," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Cancer Research report. "Telomerase activity was measured by modified telomeric repeat...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-19)
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