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Molecular Biology of Cancer, Paperback by MacDonald, Fiona; Ford, C. H. J.; C.... Molecular Biology of Cancer, Paperback by MacDonald, Fiona; Ford, C. H. J.; Casson, Alan G., ISBN 1859962475, ISBN-13 9781859962473, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Aimed at students in advanced level courses in biomedicine, this text provides an overview of the processes that lead to the development and proliferation of cancer cells, as well as techniques available for their study. It covers hereditary cancer, microarray technology, childhood cancers and the means by which tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes may be used in the diagnosis of a variety of cancers. The early chapters cover the scientific aspects of genes involved cancer; subsequent chapters cover applications, especially molecular testing and cancer genes as therapeutic targets. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()