Roles of tumour suppressor APAF-1 oncogenes ILK and Akt expression in human melanoma progression

The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma is increasing more rapidly than any other tumor. Malignant melanoma is a life-threatening skin cancer due to its highly metastatic characteristics and resistance to radio- and chemo-therapy. It is believed that the ability to evade apoptosis is the ke...

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Main Author: Dai, Derek Lei
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16399