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Kidney Cancer Research Through Caki-1 Cells

Clear-cell carcinomas are some of the most common renal cancers observed in humans. Current medical efforts at finding cures to the cancer focus on the responses of it to the inhibition of RAF-1, VEGR and PDGFR, all found in the Caki-1 cell line. Through transfection experiments with appropriate reagents, researchers can examine the possibilities of genetic modification and its ramifications on the physiology of Caki-1, leading to reliable results that can inform preclinical trials and commercial drug development.

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