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Telomere-lengthening mechanism revealed

Caitlin M. Roake and Steven E. Artandi ()
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Caitlin M. Roake: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Steven E. Artandi: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 539, issue 7627, 35-36

Abstract: Shortening of the ends of chromosomes limits a cell's lifespan. Some cancer cells avoid this fate through a mechanism called alternative lengthening of telomeres, molecular details of which have now been defined. See Article p.54

Date: 2016
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