Early Stage Colon Cancer Characterized By Inactivation Of Gatekeeper Gene
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 23:14
in Health & Medicine
The absence or inactivation of the RUNX3 gatekeeper gene paves the way for the growth and development of colon cancer, Singapore scientists report in the September issue of the journal Cancer Cell. Previous studies have shown that RUNX3 plays a role in gastric, breast, lung and bladder cancers.
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