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It is probable, however, that like tumorigenicity suppressor genes and oncogenes many more genes involved in metastasis remain to be discovered since the process is complex, involving a large number of pathways [ 4 ] . Most of the known genetic mechanisms involved in the progression of a tumor to the metastatic state involve the loss of function of genes that prevent cells from becoming invasive.
Based on a series of unselected cases, in the present study we examined the possible influence of the amplification of the oncogenes c- myc and HER-2 / neu on disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).
The first applications are likely to be in cancer (targeting out-of-control oncogenes) or viral infection (targeting viral genes).
This effect is predictive of the plateau growth phase levels of Tag and thus, ultimately should affect, in the case of Tag or similar oncogenes, the fate of clones in polyclonal populations.
Frequent cytogenetic abnormalities suggest that tumor-modifying genes (oncogenes or tumor suppressors) may be driving selection for the amplification or deletion of these particular genetic regions [ 6, 11, 12, 34, 35, 36].