On the probability of random genetic mutations for various types of tumor growth

DOI10.1007/s11538-012-9717-1zbMath1251.92022OpenAlexW2009465554WikidataQ37350827 ScholiaQ37350827MaRDI QIDQ1758071

Cristian Tomasetti

Publication date: 7 November 2012

Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc3843941

zbMATH Keywords

branching processesordinary differential equationsdrug resistancestem cells

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Applications of branching processes (60J85) Medical applications (general) (92C50) Cell biology (92C37)

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