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Mediterranean School of Oncology. CINBO Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale pre la Bioncologia. BINOMIO MOLECOLARE DIAGNOSTICO E TERAPEUTICO: STATO DELL’ARTE E PROSPETTIVE FUTURE. Nuovi bersagli molecolari e loro applicazioni. Individuazione del bersaglio molecolare Gene profiling.
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Mediterranean School of Oncology CINBO Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale pre la Bioncologia
BINOMIO MOLECOLARE DIAGNOSTICO E TERAPEUTICO: STATO DELL’ARTE E PROSPETTIVE FUTURE Nuovi bersagli molecolari e loro applicazioni Individuazione del bersaglio molecolare • Gene profiling Bersagli molecolari selezionati: consolidati e nuovi • Apoptosi, TRAIL • Fattori di crescita e loro recettori • Proteasoma • Angiogenesi • Regolazione trascrizionale ed epigenetica come bersaglio terapeutico • Micro RNA: the New World • Applicazioni nei tumori solidi e ematologici • Mammella, Tratto GE, Polmone, Apparato Genitale Femminile, Mieloma, APL
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