SLIT2, a human homologue of the Drosophila Slit2 gene, has tumor suppressor activity and is frequently inactivated in lung and breast cancers.

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Published in Cancer Res on October 15, 2002

Authors

Ashraf Dallol1, Nancy Fernandes Da Silva, Paolo Viacava, John D Minna, Ivan Bieche, Eamonn R Maher, Farida Latif

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Division of Reproductive and Child Health, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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