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Drosophila as an Emerging Model to Study Metastasis
Genome Biology
  • Madhuri Kango-Singh, University of Dayton
  • Georg Halder, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-25-2004
Abstract

Metastasis is the primary cause of human cancer-related deaths. Two recent studies describe a system for testing how multiple genetic events synergize to promote neoplastic growth and metastasis in Drosophila, paving the way for systematic approaches to understanding metastasis using the powerful tools of Drosophila genetics.

ISBN/ISSN
1474-760X
Document Version
Published Version
Comments

Genome Biology is an open-access journal; its articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).

Permission documentation on file.

Publisher
BioMed Central
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Citation Information
Madhuri Kango-Singh and Georg Halder. "Drosophila as an Emerging Model to Study Metastasis" Genome Biology Vol. 5 Iss. 4 (2004)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/madhuri_kango-singh/29/