Telomere dynamics in cancer progression and prevention: fundamental differences in human and mouse telomere biology.

Wright, W E; Shay, J W · Nat Med · 2000

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Cells from the telomerase knockout mouse immortalize with an approximately ten million-fold greater frequency than human cells. In this commentary, Wright and Shay discuss the implications of this difference between mice and men and its relationship to cancer.

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