Fox Chase researchers uncover one force behind the MYC oncogene in many cancers
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 09:45
in Health & Medicine
Philadelphia (July 27, 2009) -- DLX5, a gene crucial for embryonic development, promotes cancer by activating the expression of the known oncogene, MYC, according to researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. Since the DLX5 gene is inactive in normal adults, it may be an ideal target for future anti-cancer drugs, they reason.