Atonal Homolog 1 - Is This An Anti-Cancer Gene?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 01:09
in Biology & Nature
Starting with the tiny fruit fly, and then moving into mouse and human patients, researchers at VIB connected to the Center for Human Genetics (K.U. Leuven) say they have showed that the same gene suppresses cancer in all three. Reciprocally, switching off the gene leads to cancer. The scientists think there is a good chance that the gene can be switched on again with a drug. read more
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