Lack of major genome instability in tumors of p53 null rats.

Tumorigenesis is often associated with loss of tumor suppressor genes (such as TP53), genomic instability and telomere lengthening. Previously, we generated and characterized a rat p53 knockout model in which the homozygous rats predominantly develop hemangiosarcomas whereas the heterozygous rats ma...

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Main Authors: Roel Hermsen, Pim Toonen, Ewart Kuijk, Sameh A Youssef, Raoul Kuiper, Sebastiaan van Heesch, Alain de Bruin, Edwin Cuppen, Marieke Simonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374866?pdf=render