Genotype-phenotype relationships in a mouse model for human small-cell lung cancer

J Calbó1, R Meuwissen, E van Montfort

  • 1Division of Molecular Genetics and Centre of Biomedical Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam.

Summary

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors can contain genetically diverse cells. L-myc amplification and Ascl-1 expression are linked to neuroendocrine SCLC cell populations, potentially influencing metastasis and chemoresistance.