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In vitro and in vivo studies on cell transformation have revealed that recognizable steps in the process of malignant cell transformation can be achieved >by quantitative and/or qualitative changes in proto-cmcogene expression (for a review see ref. 1).
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Yiagnisis, M., Papadimitriou, K., Spandidos, D.A. (1989). Human Thyroid Neoplasms Express ras p21 Protein at High Levels. In: Spandidos, D. (eds) ras Oncogenes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1235-3_8
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