Genetic Recombination in Cancer - Softcover

Sherbet, Gajanan V.

9780123909435: Genetic Recombination in Cancer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123909430 ISBN 13: 9780123909435

Publisher: Academic Press, 2011

Genetic recombination is a process of combining genes that leads to the generation of cell variants that possess different characteristics. This process is important to the evolution of a species and to embryonic growth and differentiation. However, this process can also lead to the development of abnormal, cancerous cells. This book reviews the role of genetic recombination in the generation of various cancers and how genetic alterations have been or could be employed to elicit clinically useful information.

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Book Description:

The only book available on the topic of recombination in cancer.

About the Author:

Dr. G.V. Sherbet is a Fellow of the Institute of Biology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. He was a member of the scientific staff at the Chester Beatty Research Institute and University College Medical School of London, and since 1977, he has been at the Cancer Research Unit in the Medical School of University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has held several prestigious fellowships, such as the Beit Memorial and the Williams and Cancer Research Campaign Fellowships. Dr. Sherbet is currently the Deputy Director of the Cancer Research Unit and Reader in Experimental Oncology.

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