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by Tudor Toma

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Growth factor receptor signals intestinal tumor development

Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling is required for development of intestinal tumors in mice.

Email: Tudor Toma - t.toma@ic.ac.uk
News from The Scientist 2002, 3(1):20020204-02

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4 February 2002

Epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) is an important molecule in the development of many organs, but its role in cancerous growth remains unclear. In January 29 online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Reade Roberts and colleagues from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, US, show that Egfr signaling is required for development of intestinal tumors in mice.

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