Skin cancer study uncovers new tumour suppressor gene

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 07:21 in Health & Medicine

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified a gene that suppresses tumour growth in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The finding is reported today in the journal Nature Genetics as part of a systematic genetic analysis of a group of enzymes implicated in skin cancer and many other types of cancer...

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