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SUBMITTER: Boerkamp KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4041757 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boerkamp Kim M KM van Steenbeek Frank G FG Penning Louis C LC Groot Koerkamp Marian J A MJ van Leenen Dik D Vos-Loohuis Manon M Grinwis Guy C M GC Rutteman Gerard R GR
PloS one 20140602 6
Examination of gene functions in specific tumor types improves insight in tumorigenesis and helps design better treatments. Due to the rarity of histiocytic/dendritic cell sarcoma in humans, it is difficult to accrue such knowledge. Therefore, comparative research of these cancers in predisposed dog breeds, such as the Flatcoated retriever, can be of value. Histiocytic sarcoma in the dog can be grouped into a soft tissue- and visceral form. The soft tissue form at first is localized, while the v ...[more]