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At the crossroads of cancer and inflammation: Ras rewires an HIF-driven IL-1 autocrine loop

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Stefan Kaluz & Erwin G. Van Meir

  2. Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Stefan Kaluz & Erwin G. Van Meir

  3. Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Erwin G. Van Meir

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Kaluz, S., Van Meir, E.G. At the crossroads of cancer and inflammation: Ras rewires an HIF-driven IL-1 autocrine loop. J Mol Med 89, 91–94 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-010-0706-2

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