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Myocardial Infarction: Animal Models
Among the cardiovascular pathologies, ischemic heart disease is the leading caus
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Genes and Prostate Cancer Risk
The specific causes of prostate cancer are not known. However, multiple etiologi
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Approaches to Determine Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines
There is an increasing awareness of the role of inflammation in cancer. Immune r
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Gene Therapy for Treatment of Brain Tumors (HSV-tKIn Vivo Gene Transfer): A Case Study
Despite a high effort in the research of malignant brain tumors, the clinical re
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In Vivo Xenograft Models of Breast Cancer Metastasis
If breast cancer patients are not cured, it is largely because of the fact that
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Monitoring Methylation and Gene Expression in Cancer
Identification of patterns of DNA methylation in higher order eukaryotes has bec
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20Telomere Length Changes in Human Cancer
Telomere length is now known to be directly responsible for limiting the capacit
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Microarrays for Protease Detection in Tissues and Cells
Expression of a given protease and of the endogenous inhibitors that regulate pr
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Identifying the Origin and Phenotype of Cells in Tumor Xenografts
The growth of human tumor cells transplanted into immunodeficient mice is freque
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Application of Proteomics in Cancer Gene Profiling: Two-Dimensional Difference in Gel Electrophoresi
In the post-genomic era, proteomic strategies are at the forefront of cancer res
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High-Throughput RNA Sequencing in B-Cell Lymphomas
High-throughput mRNA sequencing (RNA-seq) uses massively parallel sequencing to
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Serial Biopsies/Fine-Needle Aspirates and Their Assessment
Taking a series of repeat biopsies or fine needle aspirates of a tumor during th
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Histoculture Drug Response Assay to Monitor Chemoresponse
We provide a detailed explanation of the procedure of the histoculture drug resp
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HSV-1 Vectors for Gene Therapy of Experimental CNS Tumors
Gliomas account for about 60% of all primary CNS tumors; two-thirds of all gliom
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Growth of Prostatic Epithelial and Stromal Cells In Vitro
Well-established techniques are now in place to culture several of the major typ
