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. 2005 Jun 23;360(1458):1119–1132. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1656

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Schematic justification for using replication proteins for cancer screening. While oncogenes and tumour-suppressor genes act on complex and often parallel pathways there is a single, highly conserved mechanism for controlling DNA replication, which is highly suitable as a source of markers to detect malignant or premalignant cells replicating at the surface of tissues.