Molecular Oncology
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 126-134 , April 2010

Prep1 (pKnox1)-deficiency leads to spontaneous tumor development in mice and accelerates EμMyc lymphomagenesis: A tumor suppressor role for Prep1

  • E. Longobardi

      Affiliations

    • Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • G. Iotti

      Affiliations

    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • P. Di Rosa

      Affiliations

    • Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
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  • S. Mejetta

      Affiliations

    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
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  • F. Bianchi

      Affiliations

    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
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  • L.C. Fernandez-Diaz

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    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
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  • N. Micali

      Affiliations

    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
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  • P. Nuciforo

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    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
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  • E. Lenti

      Affiliations

    • Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
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  • M. Ponzoni

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Istituto Scientifico S. Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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  • C. Doglioni

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Istituto Scientifico S. Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
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  • M. Caniatti

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Patologia, Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria e Patologia Aviaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy
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  • P.P. Di Fiore

      Affiliations

    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
    • Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
    • Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia ed Odontoiatria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via di Rudinì 8, 20122 Milan, Italy
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  • F. Blasi

      Affiliations

    • Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
    • IFOM (Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare), IFOM-IEO-Campus, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author to: IFOM, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy. Tel.: +3902574303288; fax: +3902574303231.

Received 25 November 2009 ,Revised 28 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2010.01.001

Molecular Oncology
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 126-134 , April 2010

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