Genes found to play a role in breast cancer's spread to the brain
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
New research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) identifies three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and illuminates the mechanisms by which this spread occurs. The study was published online today in Nature.
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