The road from Rous sarcoma virus to precision medicine.

TitleThe road from Rous sarcoma virus to precision medicine.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsElemento O
JournalJ Exp Med
Volume218
Issue4
Date Published2021 Apr 05
ISSN1540-9538
Abstract

In 1911, more than a century ago, Peyton Rous described a curious observation, later explained by a virus named for him that led to the discovery of oncogenes, the modern era of cancer research, and the emergent field of precision medicine (1911. J. Exp. Med. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.13.4.397).

DOI10.1084/jem.20201754
Alternate JournalJ Exp Med
PubMed ID33710257
PubMed Central IDPMC7961594