Loss of telomerase activity may be a prognostic marker in lung carcinomas.

Cancer Weekly | September 30, 2003 | Copyright

2003 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Loss of telomerase activity may be a prognostic marker in lung carcinomas.

According to published research from Taiwan, "Many cancer and immortal cells exhibit telomerase activity that stabilizes telomere lengths, possibly contributing to cell immortality and carcinogenesis.

The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinicopathological relationship between telomerase activity and telomerase reverse transcriptase subunit (hTERT) status in non-small cell lung cancer, hTERT status in non-small cell lung cancer using ...

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