Tumor Suppressor May Attenuate Fibrotic Disease
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 11:22
in Health & Medicine
New research reveals a critical cellular signaling pathway that is responsible for generating excess connective tissue in multiple organs, similar to what is seen in human patients with scleroderma. The study also reveals an intriguing but unexpected regulatory role for a tumor suppressor gene in fibrotic disease.
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