How one gene, protein suppresses tumor formation
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Pten (short for phosphatase and tensin homolog) is a tumor suppressor that is defective in about 20-25 percent of all patients with cancers. Researchers now have discovered that Pten safeguards against tumor formation by keeping chromosome numbers intact when a cell splits into two daughter cells.