Protein associated with childhood cancer alters the structure of DNA, leading to cancer
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 08:31
in Health & Medicine
UNC scientists have demonstrated for the first time how a critical gene associated with a type of childhood cancer alters the way DNA is packaged in cells and leads to cancer. Their laboratory discovery could result in the development of a targeted therapy to treat Ewing Sarcoma, a malignant bone and soft tissue tumor of children and young adults.