title: Coming to terms with death: apoptosis in cancer and immune development.
abstract: The mechanism by which cells die has received much interest in recent years, particularly with respect to its importance in the generation of tumour cells. A recent meeting defined the progress that has been made in understanding this process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ashwell
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cidlowski
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Korsmeyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000166:cytology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D004247:DNA