Dual functions of gene revealed, for better and for worse
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 13:35
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at WEHI have pinpointed the function of a potent cancer gene. The gene, known as “ERG”, has long been associated with a range of human malignancies, including leukemia and sarcoma. American scientists showed in 2005 that ERG is mutated in more than half of all prostate cancers.