N-RAS AND HUMAN CANCER

  • 1 May 1986
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 6 (3), 483-490
Abstract
Activated N-ras genes have been detected in a variety of human tumours and tumour derived cell lines. It has been proposed that mutation or amplification of an N-ras gene represents one of the key steps in the development of some human tumours. Here we discuss the various methods by which activated N-ras genes have been detected, the ways in which they have become activated, and their contributions to the transformed phenotype.