Defining the molecular mechanisms of human cell immortalization.

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Published in Biochim Biophys Acta on April 16, 1991

Authors

J W Shay1, W E Wright, H Werbin

Author Affiliations

1: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Dallas 75235.

Associated clinical trials:

Telomere Associated Variables (TAVs) in Prostate Cancer | NCT04124900

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