© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 12, 987,
June 16, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Retinoic acid and its analogues possess anticancer activity and have been reported to play a
beneficial role in the prevention and treatment of different neoplastic conditions. The effects of
retinoids are mediated by a variety of nuclear receptors. Picard et al. (p. 1059)
studied the expression patterns of these receptors in non-small-cell lung carcinoma and found
that all of the studied receptors were expressed in normal lung cells and in high-risk
non-neoplastic lesions. In tumor cells, the expression of some receptors (i.e.,
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