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Tumour suppressors

Timing will tell

A sophisticated model of the effects of mutating the retinoblastoma gene reveals a window of opportunity in which cells can be released from the normal control of proliferation, before back-up mechanisms take effect.

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Figure 1: Timing is everything.

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