Genetic Recombination in Cancer

Genetic recombination is a process of combining genes that leads to thegeneration of cell variants that possess different characteristics. Thisprocess is import... » 

Genetic recombination is a process of combining genes that leads to thegeneration of cell variants that possess different characteristics. Thisprocess is important to the evolution of a species and to embryonic growth anddifferentiation. However this process can also lead to the development ofabnormal cancerous cells. This book reviews the role of genetic recombinationin the generation of various cancers and how genetic alterations have been orcould be employed to elicit clinically useful information. Provides detailed discussion of the genetic mechanisms that result in thegeneration of normal and abnormal cells Examines the role of geneticrecombination in cancer including cancer invasion and metastasis Informationis presented in a manner that is useful and accessible to everyone fromgraduate students to established cancer researchers «