| Title |
p53 : the gene that cracked the cancer code / Sue Armstrong. |
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| Publication Info. |
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2014. |
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| Description |
287 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Bloomsbury sigma series ; book two
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-277) and index. |
| Contents |
Flesh of our own flesh -- The enemy within -- Discovery -- Unseeable biology -- Cloning the gene -- A case of mistaken identity -- A new angle on cancer -- p53 reveals its true colours -- Master switch -- 'Guardian of the genome' -- Of autumn leaves and cell death -- Of mice and men -- The guardian's gatekeeper -- The smoking gun -- Following the fingerprints -- Cancer in the family? -- The Tropeiro connection? -- Jekyll and Hyde -- Cancer and ageing : a balancing act? -- The treatment revolution. |
| Summary |
The story of the search for p53, the most studied gene in medicine. |
| Subject |
p53 antioncogene.
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Cancer -- Genetic aspects.
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| Added Title |
Gene that cracked the cancer code |
| ISBN |
9781472910516 (hardback) $27.00 |
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1472910516 (hardback) |
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9781472913203 (trade paperback) |
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1472913205 (trade paperback) |
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