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Gene interplay may govern spread of cancer

A well-known cancer gene may control other genes that determine if the cancer can spread.

 

References:

Mashimo, T. . . . K. Watabe. 1998. The expression of the KAI1 gene, a tumor metastasis suppressor, is directly activated by p53. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95(Sept. 15):11307.

 

Sources:

Kounosuke Watabe
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Springfield, IL 62702

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 15, October 10, 1998, p. 239.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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