News tagged with suppressor genes
New combination therapy could deliver powerful punch to breast cancer
Nov 16, 2009 |
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A powerful new breast cancer treatment could result from packaging one of the newer drugs that inhibits cancer's hallmark wild growth with another that blocks a primordial survival technique in which the cancer ...
Scientists pinpoint breast cancer 'guard' gene
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research by Cambridge scientists published today.
Study identifies genetic cause of most common form of breast cancer
May 11, 2009 |
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The discovery of tumor-suppressor genes has been key to unlocking the molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation - the hallmark of cancer. Often, these genes will work in concert with others ...
Good fences make good neighbors
May 14, 2009 |
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Our genome is a patchwork of neighborhoods that couldn't be more different: Some areas are hustling and bustling with gene activity, while others are sparsely populated and in perpetual lock-down. Breaking ...
New discovery raises doubts about current bladder treatment
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have found that one of the genes commonly thought to promote the growth and spread of some types of cancers is in fact beneficial in bladder cancer - a major discovery ...
Team identifies 13 new tumor-suppressor genes in liver cancer
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Over the years, hunting for cancer-related genes and understanding how they work has been an important, although time-consuming, exercise. At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), five different research groups have now combined ...
New investigational treatment for bladder cancer
Mar 12, 2009 |
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A team of researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center faculty, has identified a new investigational therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer. The discovery was made using a new research model, using mice, which ...
Prenatal molecular diagnosis for tuberous sclerosis complex
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Geneticists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have reported the world's first series of cases of prenatal diagnosis for women at risk of having a child with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Earlier, the Center ...
