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Genetic source of rare childhood cancer found; gene is implicated in other cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information about how the cancer develops and potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers.





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Cancer researchers link DICER1 gene mutation to rare childhood cancer

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published today in Science Express from the journal Science demonstrates the first definitive link between mutations in the gene DICER1 and cancer. By studying the patterns of DNA from 11 families with an unusua ...


A new discovered mutation can hold the key to treat a large number of different cancers

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created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists have discovered a mutation responsible for cancer progression, a finding with potential implications for the development of treatment against not one, but a series of cancer types since this mutation can be linked ...



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