Newly identified gene powerful predictor of colon cancer metastasis

Cancer Researchers in Berlin (Germany) have identified a gene which enables them to predict for the first time with high probability if colon cancer is going to metastasise. Assistant Professor Dr Ulrike Stein, Professor Peter M. Schlag, and Professor Walter Birchmeier were able to demonstrate that the gene MACC1 (Metastasis-Associated in Colon Cancer 1) not only promotes tumour growth but also the development of metastasis....

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