Overabundance of protein expands breast cancer stem cells

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

An essential protein for normal stem cell renewal also promotes the growth of breast cancer stem cells when it's overproduced in those cells, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the February edition of Cancer Cell.

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