Dual Functions Of Gene Revealed, For Better And For Worse
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have pinpointed the function of a potent cancer gene. The gene, known as "ERG", has long been associated with a range of human malignancies, including leukemia and sarcoma. American scientists showed in 2005 that ERG is mutated in more than half of all prostate cancers.