Parasite growth hormone pushes human cells to liver cancer
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have found that the human liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) contributes to the development of bile duct (liver) cancer by secreting granulin, a growth hormone that is known to cause uncontrolled growth of cells. Details are published October 9 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.