Most common brain cancer may start in neural stem cells

Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 00:49 in Health & Medicine

University of Michigan scientists have found that a deficiency in a key tumour suppressor gene in the brain leads to the most common type of adult brain cancer. The study, conducted in mice that mimic human cancer, points the way to more effective future treatments and a way to screen for the disease early...

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