Too much SP2 protein turns stem cells into 'evil twin' cancer cells

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that the overproduction of a key protein in stem cells causes those stem cells to form cancerous tumors. Their work may lead to new treatments for a variety of cancers.

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