Loss of tumour supressor gene essential to transforming benign nerve tumours into cancers
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre showed for the first time that the loss or decreased expression of the tumour suppressor gene PTEN plays a central role in the malignant transformation of benign nerve tumours called neurofibromas into a malignant and extremely deadly form of sarcoma...