Researchers discover a new mechanism in childhood kidney cancer
- OPACC
- Dec 20, 2019
- 1 min read
"To execute their respective manuals, the cells employ so-called chromatin reader proteins that identify which gene is up for expression. Now a new study has found that a problem in this gene-regulatory process may cause normal cells to turn malignant and produce Wilms’ tumor, the most common kidney cancer in children."
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