Genetic Source Of Rare Childhood Cancer Found; Gene Is Implicated In Other Cancers
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 18:14
in Health & Medicine
The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information about how the cancer develops and potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers. The finding adds the final link to the chain connecting the gene DICER1 to cancer development.
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