Abstract
Cancer is a genetic disease that could develop either from a predisposing mutation followed by acquired somatic mutations or from an accumulation of somatic mutations that develop into a cancer phenotype.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics |
Publisher | Humana Press Inc. |
Pages | 365-420 |
Number of pages | 56 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781592598335 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781588293008 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology