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Title
Clonal genetic alterations in the lungs of current and former smokers.
Authors
Li Mao; Lee, Jin Soo
Abstract
Presents a study of the genetic disorders detected on the lung cancer cells of current and former smokers. Presence of squamous metaplasia and dysplasia in histopathologic examinations; Importance of heterozygosity in the formation of normal chromosomes; Decrease in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) on majority of chromosomes; Identification of mutation genes in human cancer.
Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1997, Vol 89, Issue 12, p857