Protein family key to aging, cancer

Monday, October 17, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

A protein linked to aging may act as a tumor suppressor, and loss of this protein leads to gender-specific tumor development in mice, according to new research. The findings suggest the existence of a rare "family" of tumor suppressors and may have implications for a common form of breast cancer.

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