Too Many Gene Copies Stimulate Tumor Cell Growth

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 04/11/2008 - 13:00

New data have characterized a molecular pathway underlying low-grade forms of a type of brain tumor known as an astrocytoma.

The authors therefore suggest that therapeutics targeting this pathway might provide a new approach to treating individuals with low-grade atrocytomas.


 

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