Getting down to cancer basics
Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 14:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified a new cancer gene - one that is common to many cancers and affects the most basic regulation of our genes. The new example - a gene on the X chromosome called UTX - is found in 10% of cases of multiple myeloma and 8% of esophageal cancers.
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