TITLE: Disruption of Stat3 reveals a critical role in both the initiation and the promotion stages of epithelial carcinogenesis
AUTHOR CONTACT:
John DiGiovanni
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 389, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
Phone: 512-237-9414; Fax: 512-237-2522; E-mail: jdigiovanni@sprd1.mdacc.tmc.edu
View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/press/21032.pdf
ACCOMPANYING COMMENTARY: Stat3 is required for the development of skin cancer
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Jacqueline Bromberg
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Phone: 212-639-8191; Fax: 212-422-2231; E-mail: bromberj@mskcc.org
View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/press/22800.pdf
Pig-Human Transplantation Not PERVerted
Organ or tissue transplantation is a potentially life-saving measure for millions of individuals who have suffered organ failure or require tissue grafts for a variety of reasons. Today thousands die while waiting for suitable organs or tissues to become available. One potential means for relieving this shortage has been through xenotransplantation, that is to use organs or tissues from other organisms, such as pigs. A major concern of xenotransplantation is the possibility of transmitting pathogens from these other species into the donor. Particular attention, for the case of transplantation of tissues and organs from p
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Contact: Laurie Goodman
press_releases@the-jci.org
212-342-4159
Journal of Clinical Investigation
1-Sep-2004