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Inheritance of malignancy in somatic cell hybrids

G Barski, J Belehradek

    Somatic Cell Genetics
    |November 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary

    Somatic cell hybridization studies using malignant and nonmalignant cells reveal mechanisms of cancer development. Analysis of hybrid cells, including karyology, explores chromosomal patterns linked to malignancy inheritance and suppression.

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