The Oncogene and Tumour Suppressor Gene Factsbook

By Robin Hesketh

The Second Edition of The Oncogene and Tumour Suppressor Gene FactsBook has been completely revised, updated, and expanded by 60%. The book contains more than 80 entries on oncogenes including JUN, MYC, and RAS, as well as DNA tumour viruses, tumour suppressor genes, including p53, retinoblastoma, BRCA1, BRCA2, VHL, F2FL, and essential material on angiogenesis and metastasis, apoptosis, cell cycle control, and gene therapy.

• Includes much new data on this fast-moving field, including newly discovered oncogenes
• Summarizes the clinical association and molecular properties of all known oncogenes and tumor suppression genes
• Contains more than 2000 terms for reference and further research
• Revised to included signaling pathways, apoptosis, and metastasis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Release date: Jul 11, 1997
• ISBN: 9780080538006

Robin Hesketh

ROBIN HESKETH, PhD, has been a member of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of the Selwyn College for over 25 years. He is the author of Betrayed by Nature. He has also spoken widely in the press on cancer and has published in the leading clinical journals, including Nature. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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