التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
NO CANCER FOR ELEPHANTS. (cover story) |
| المؤلفون: |
NAZARYAN, ALEXANDER |
| المصدر: |
Newsweek Global. 10/16/2015, Vol. 165 Issue 14, p24-35. 12p. 10 Color Photographs, 1 Chart. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CANCER in animals, TUMOR suppressor genes, LI-Fraumeni syndrome, DISEASE prevalence |
| People: |
SCHIFFMAN, Joshua D. |
| مستخلص: |
The article discusses the initiatives of Dr. Joshua D. Schiffman in studying cancer among humans and animals. Topics covered include the Peto's Paradox adopted by associate professor Carlo C. Maley in investigating cancer in large mammals such as elephants and whales, the importance of the tumor suppressor gene TP53, and the prevalence of cancer in dogs 10 years and older. Also mentioned are the cases of the Means family afflicted with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, and the German Shepherd named Frank. |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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