'Pulverized' Chromosomes Linked to Cancer?

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have mapped out a mechanism by which micronuclei could potentially disrupt the chromosomes within them and produce cancer-causing gene mutations. The findings may point to a vulnerability in cancer cells that could be attacked by new therapies.

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