First cancer-promoting oncogenes discovered in rare brain tumor of children and adults
- OPACC
- May 13, 2015
- 1 min read
Researchers have identified three genes that play a pivotal role in the brain tumor choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC), a discovery that lays the groundwork for more effective treatment of this rare, often fatal cancer. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists led the study, which appears today in the journal Cancer Cell.
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