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issue of whether our current drug arsenal includes medications that will slow the progres-
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onset ... indicate that the rate of
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delays in diagnosisand treatment. In a previous study,
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the development of carcinoma ofthe lung. This mouse model should prove useful to the
study of lung carcinogenesis and ... adenocarcinomas ofthe lung. These mu‐
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phosphorylated Akt, in the absence of ligand stimulation ofthe extracellular ... Aberrant regulation ofthe activity or action of EGFR and other members of
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and ovary. Furthermore, in many...