## Abstract According to the somatic mutation theory (SMT), cancer begins with a genetic change in a single cell that passes it on to its progeny, thereby generating a clone of malignant cells. It is strongly supported by observations of leukemias that bear specific chromosome translocations, such
Counterpoints in cancer: The somatic mutation theory under attack
β Scribed by David Thomas; Andrew Moore
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0265-9247
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