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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Karl Dykema
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-6194 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Oncogene 20070205 31
RAS genes are mutated in approximately 30% of all human cancers. Interestingly, there exists a strong bias in favor of mutation of only one of the three major RAS genes in tumors of different cellular origins. NRAS mutations occur in approximately 20% of human melanomas, whereas HRAS and KRAS mutations are rare in this disease. To define the mechanism(s) responsible for this preference in melanocytes, we compared the transformation efficiencies of mutant NRAS and KRAS in immortal, non-transforme ...[more]