The hTERTalpha splice variant is a dominant negative inhibitor of telomerase activity.

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Published in Neoplasia on January 12, 2001

Authors

L M Colgin1, C Wilkinson, A Englezou, A Kilian, M O Robinson, R R Reddel

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1: Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.

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