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Aneuploidy and cancer

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  • Harith Rajagopalan

    (The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Christoph Lengauer

    (The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

Abstract

In contrast to normal cells, aneuploidy — alterations in the number of chromosomes — is consistently observed in virtually all cancers. A growing body of evidence suggests that aneuploidy is often caused by a particular type of genetic instability, called chromosomal instability, which may reflect defects in mitotic segregation in cancer cells. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to aneuploidy holds promise for the development of cancer drugs that target this process.

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  • Harith Rajagopalan & Christoph Lengauer, 2004. "Aneuploidy and cancer," Nature, Nature, vol. 432(7015), pages 338-341, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:432:y:2004:i:7015:d:10.1038_nature03099
    DOI: 10.1038/nature03099
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