A difference of just one nucleotide distinguishes a human cancer gene from its normal counterpart. All of cancer is not that simple but the molecular biologist's approach should be reinforced.
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Anatomy of a human cancer gene. Nature 300, 103 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/300103a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/300103a0