Is cancer a disease of abnormal cellular metabolism? New angles on an old idea.

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Published in Genet Med on November 01, 2008

Authors

Ralph J DeBerardinis1

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1: Department of Pediatrics and The McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. ralph.deberardinis@utsouthwestern.edu

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